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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “It is evident that in most textile industries the power-loom supersedes the hand-loom, and the factory takes, or has…”

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It is evident that in most textile industries the power-loom supersedes the hand-loom, and the factory takes, or has taken already, the place of the cottage industry.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin notes the transition from hand-looms to power-looms in textile industries.

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