It wasn’t until the middle of the 19th Century when power looms were adapted to produce fine linens that the linen industry in Ulster was truly transformed and the north of Ireland became one of ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 13 - President Sergio Mattarella said Monday that 19th-century power politics are back in today's world. "It is a period of great international tensions due to the many ...

Power looms, an innovation of the early 19th century, are also an old technology. They are being replaced by newer automatic looms that make higher quality cloth faster and need fewer operators.