Industrial Revolution Timeline

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  • Spinning Jenny

    Spinning Jenny

    The machine made it easier to produce cotton yarn and thread. The machine not only made production faster, but it also produced a higher-quality yarn. I believe that the spinning mule was one of the most important inventions of the Industrial Revolution.
    Positive effects of the Spinning Jenny Increased the production of textile. Eight spools of yarn were produced at once, instead of a single spool. Made things much easier for workers and weavers.
  • power loom

    power loom

    The first power loom was designed in 1786 by Edmund Cartwright and first built that same year. It lead to For the first time mass production of finished goods in the United States became possible. The power loom, along with the combination of all processes under one roof, effective mill organization, and mass production, combined to make textile manufacturing successful and profitable.
    It utilized power to weave cotton thread into cloth, greatly speeding textile production.
  • Sewing Machiene

    Sewing Machiene

    It made the manufacture of clothing less expensive. In 1859 Edwin Drake completes the drilling of the first productive oil well in the United States, near Titusville, Pennsylvania. Yes, the sewing machine made sewing more efficient and brought better clothes into the financial reach of more people. But it also created an entirely new industry, the ready-made clothing industry.
  • Telephone

    Telephone

    It had a huge impact on the communication during the industrial revolution because it lets you communicate much faster , lets you communicate with people in different countries and helps reduce many misunderstandings which lead to bad outcomes.
  • Incandescent Lightbulb

    Incandescent Lightbulb

    The major economic impact of the light bulb was that it allowed factories and other businesses to run even in the night. Light bulbs have been a big impact on the industrial revolution because it allowed the workers to work longer hours at night and in dark places. Without light, they could not work easily.