why did some industrialists in 19th century Europe prefer hand labour over machines?
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Some industrialists in nineteenth-century Europe prefer hand labour over machines because: Machines were costly, ineffective, difficult to repair, and needed huge capital investments. Labour was available at low wages at that period of time. In seasonal industries only seasonal labour was required........
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1. Industrialists had no problem of labour shortage or high wage costs.
2. In many industries, the demand for labour was seasonal. Gas works and breweries were especially busy through cold months. So they needed more workers to meet their peak demand.
3. Book binders and printers, catering to charismas demand to needed extra hands before December. All those industries where production fluctuated with the season, industrialist usually prefer by employing workers for the season.
4. A range of products could be produced only with hand labour.
5. In Victorian Britain the upper classes –aristocrats and bourgeoisie- prefer things produced by hand. Handmade products came to symbolize refinement and class.