Most of these producers preferred workers than machine. Why this was so?
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It was mainly because the rich people like to have soft hand woven cloth then cheap machine made clothes.
In 19th century, Europe some British industrialists preferred hand labour over machines because modern technologies and machines were expensive, so the producers and the industrialists were cautious about using them. Machines often broke down and their repair was expensive. Humble peasants and migrants moved to cities in large numbers in search of jobs. So the supply of workers was more than the demand. Therefore, workers were available at modest wages. In seasonal industries, where production fluctuated with the seasons, industrialists usually preferred hand labour, employing workers only for the season, when it was required. The variety of products needed in the market could not be produced by the machines available at that time. In mid-nineteenth century, Britain, for instance, 500 varieties of hammers were produced and 45 types of axes, these required human skill, and unmechanical technology.