Textiles became more plentiful and less expensive. This first happened in England.
People lost the work they were doing to keep alive. As it was it took a whole family to work on something just to make rent and buy food.
Carnegie Steel was founded in 1892 when Andrew's various steel mills were merged together. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAcarnegie.htm
Andrew Carnegie owned and mechanized steel mills.
oldham had 360 working mills in the 18 -19 century
Continental Mills Inc. makes prepared mixes and doughs from purchased flours
The cottage industry that was replaced by mills was the production of yarn and cotton thread. The production of flour was also a cottage industry that was replaced by huge mills.
Textiles became more plentiful and less expensive. This first happened in England.
Textiles became more plentiful and less expensive. This first happened in England.
Many people moved to the country, away from the mills.
People lost the work they were doing to keep alive. As it was it took a whole family to work on something just to make rent and buy food.
The cottage industry was replaced by mills in England when manufactured goods were being mass produced. Many people were also out of work when the cottage industry disappeared. Textiles became more powerful in the marketplace and less expensive.
textiles became more plentiful and less expensive
In Great Britain, before the Industrial Revolution, and the appearance of huge cotton mills, there was something known as a cottage industry. Most families tried to suppliment the family income from farmwork, by dying wool, weaving cloth on small looms, often sited in an upper room of the family home, and selling their work at local markets. Hand knitting was also a cottage industry in some areas. On the coming of the Industrial Revolution, the draw of higher wages in factories, sounded the death knell on most of the cottage industries (whom couldn't compete on sale prices with the big mills), and many agricultural workers moved into the cities.
Rural families participated in cottage industry to supplement their income and make use of their skills during agricultural down times. Cottage industry allowed them to work from home, providing flexibility and autonomy in their work schedule.
Cottage industry meant many households created goods for sale in the markets. Heavier manufacturing usually involved mills powered by river water, or used furnaces to heat metal
The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions of the times. It began in the United Kingdom, then subsequently spread throughout Europe, North America, and eventually the world.
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