HST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Elias Howe, Cyrus Mccormick, Interchangeable Parts
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No longer just producing for little towns and neighborhoods. People want to create jobs and want to look for jobs. Cyrus mccormick industrialization in 1830 there were 544 patents requested, and in 1850 there are 933 invented the reaper. Eli whitney interchangeable parts turret lathes, machines that make tools. By the 1840"s the north had become the leading manufacturer for tools for the world. Clocks are important to the railroads railroad comes in. Space in a home was a very important thing. Henry brooks starts a factory that makes clothes. Hats become a status symbol and are very important. Hats are impractical but they show wealth and are a fashion statement. Creation of suburbs farmers wear hats to keep the sun and the rain off of them. A factor worked out of a factory. Downsides for the american male lost sense of personal investment. Being paid in hours, not for products.
