A power loom is a mechanised loom powered by a line shaft. The first power loom was designed in 1784 by Edmund Cartwright and first built in 1785. It was refined over the next 47 years until a design by Kenworthy and Bullough made the operation completely automatic. By 1850 there were 260,000 in operation in England. Fifty years later came the Nor... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_loom
(from the article `mass production`) ...inventions in the textile industry: (1) John Kay`s flying shuttle in 1733, which permitted the weaving of larger widths of cloth and significantly ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/103