Organization of English workers in the 19th century protesting adoption of textile machinery
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A veterinary surgeon and a blacksmith attacking dandies on velocipedes, in an attempt to preserve the use of horses as a means of transport, and therefore securing their own trades. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1819.
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.Date: 1819Reference: 11811i- Books
Breaking things at work : the Luddites are right about why you hate your job / Gavin Mueller.
Mueller, GavinDate: 2021
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A coachman with a whip and a woman with a kettle: the man mistrusts anything using steam (implying steam trains). Pencil and ink wash by S. Jenner, ca. 1830.
Jenner, Stephen, 1796-Date: [1830?]Reference: 560838i- Books
Against the machine : the hidden Luddite tradition in literature, art, and individual lives / Nicols Fox.
Fox, Nicols.Date: 2002