Film Number |
3490 |
Title |
THE MACHINE IN THE ENGLISH COTTON INDUSTRY |
Producer |
BBC for the Open University |
Date |
1971 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
sound |
Running Time |
20 mins 32 secs |
Description |
Film about the increasing level of mechanisation in the cotton industry from 1720 to 1820, taking what was essentially a cottage industry into a factory environment. There are demonstrations of early spinning wheels, spinning jennies and mules (using authentic replicas) and also an early powered loom. The film ends with footage in a contemporary cotton mill in "Lancashire". |
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