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It would have been a little hard for the romans to industrialize textiles... they didn’t have spinning wheels!
by bodhiandphysics 4y ago
It would have been a little hard for the romans to industrialize textiles... they didn’t have spinning wheels!
- bregma 4y agoA spinning wheel is not required to industrialize textile production since it's just a convenient way to use a spindle. What you'd need is industrial-scale frame jacks to allow one person to run dozens of spindles at the same time plus an external power source to apply. Same goes for milling (grist and saw), smithing, or any of dozens of other artisan crafts that were obviated by the development and application of external power sources.
- Attrecomet 4y ago