Why did some industrialists in nineteenth century Europe prefer hand labour over machines ?
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when there is plenty of labour, wages are low, so industrialists had no problem of labour shortage or high wages.
They did not want to get rid of human labour and require lasrge capital investment.
Handmade products came to symbolize refinement and class
Handmade products were better finished , individually produce and carefully designed.
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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.
Market demands of variety of designs and colour and specific type could not be fulfilled by machine-made clothes. Intricate designs and colours could be done by human-skills only.
In Victorian age, the aristocrats and other upper class people preferred articles made by hand only.