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The Spinning Jenny c. 1764
Spinning Jenny used in textile mills
James Hargreaves (1720-1778)
Woman Working a Hargreave's Spinning Jenny
Textile FactoryWorkers in England
Textile FactoryWorkers in England
1813 2400 looms 150, 000 workers
1833 85, 000 looms 200, 000 workers
1850224, 000 looms
>1 million workers
Henry Cort(1740-1800)
A. Fireplace grate;B. Firebricks;C. Cross binders;D. Fireplace;E. Work door;F. Hearth;G. Cast iron retaining
plates
Raw Coke
Pig Iron
Puddling Furnace
British Pig Iron Production
British Pig Iron Production
Pig Iron: the immediate product of smelting iron ore with coke and limestone in a blast furnace.
Duke of Bridgewater and canals
Bridgewater's profitable canal-building (opened 1761) started the "Canal Mania"