The story of the industrial developments that transformed the cottage industries of the eighteenth century into the power-driven factories of the nineteenth century. Describes development of the steam-engine, inventions in the textile industry and developments in communications and transport.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321712
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Cottage industries
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial productivity
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrialization
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industry - History
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Textile industry
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communications - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Steam-engines
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - History
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → Industrial revolution
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)