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What were the interesting features of the inventions of this period?

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The interesting features of inventions of this period are as follows:
(i) At first, Abraham Darby brought about a revolution in the metallurgical industry.
(ii) Henry Cort (1740-1823) designed the pudding furnace and rolling mill to roll purified iron into bars.
(iii) In the 1770s, John Wilkinson made the first iron chairs, vats for breweries and iron pipes of all sizes.
(iv) John Kay made the flying shuttle loom in 1733. It made possible to weave broader fabrics in less time.
(v) Edmund Cartwright invented powerloom in 1787.
(vi) Thomas Savery built a model steam engine called the Miner.s friend in 1698 to drain mines.
(vii) James Watt developed a steam engine in 1769 that converted the steam engine from a pump into a .prime mover..
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