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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 53
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
One of the most important modifications in the Stocking-Frame was that which enabled it to be applied to the manufacture of lace on a large scale. In 1777, two workmen, Frost and Holmes, were both engaged in making point-net by means of the modifications they had introduced in the stocking-frame; and in the course of about thirty years, so rapid was the growth of this branch of production that 1500 point-net frames were at work, giving employment to upwards of 15,000 people. Owing, however, to the war, to change of fashion, and to other circumstances, the Nottingham lace manufacture rapidly fell off; and it continued in a decaying state until the invention of the Bobbin-net Machine by John Heathcoat, late M.P. for Tiverton, which had the effect of at once re-establishing the manufacture on solid foundations.
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定位：Excerpt 53 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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织袜机最重要的改进之一是使其能够大规模生产花边。1777年，两名工人弗罗斯特和霍姆斯都利用他们对织袜机的改进来制造网眼布；大约三十年间，这一生产分支发展迅速，有1500台网眼织机投入运行，雇佣了超过15000人。然而，由于战争、时尚变化和其他情况，诺丁汉花边制造业迅速衰落；它一直处于衰退状态，直到前蒂弗顿议员约翰·希思科特发明了绕线管花边机，才立即将这一制造业重新建立在坚实的基础上。这说明，技术创新能拯救一个行业，但行业也需应对战争、时尚等外部变化。
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《自助》中讲述花边制造业的兴衰，背景是18-19世纪英国工业的技术革新与市场波动。
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