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Edmund Cartwright, an English clergyman, invented the power loom in 1785. The power loom was a machine used for weaving. It was vital in the future development of textile manufacturing because of the ability to mass-produce products. Handloom weavers feared the power loom would impact their own livelihood, so resistance to his invention was high.
