Industrial Revolution - Pictures From The Industrial Revolution

By Mary Bellis, About.com Guide

The power loom was a steam-powered, mechanically-operated version of a regular loom. A loom is a device that combined threads to make cloth.

When the power loom became efficient, women replaced most men as weavers in the textile factories.

Also see - The Mills of Francis Cabot Lowell

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• 1712 - Newcomen Steam Engine and the Industrial Revolution
• 1733 - Flying Shuttle, Automation of Textile Making & The Industrial Revolution
• 1764 - Increased Yarn and Thread Production During Industrial Revolution
• 1769 - James Watt's Improved Steam Engine Powers the Industrial Revolution
• 1769 - Spinning Frame or Water Frame
• 1779 - Spinning Mule Increased Variety in Threads amd Yarns
• 1785 - Power Loom's Effect on the Women of the Industrial Revolution
• 1830 - Practical Sewing Machines & Ready Made Clothing

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