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Here, Robin Longbottom examines how firms played their part in supporting British industry during its dependence for almost two centuries on leather “THERE’S nothing like leather” was once a popular saying used to dismiss ideas for change or innovation. However there was some truth in the statement, as for nearly 200 years British industry was dependent upon it. Leather belts and straps were once the only means by which power could be transmitted from waterwheels, steam engines and later electric motors, to machinery in both heavy and light industry. Surprisingly, they were still in use into the 1960s. Early in the Industrial Revolution, mills usually bought cured hides and made their own leather belts.
Here, Robin Longbottom examines how firms played their part in supporting British industry during its dependence for almost two centuries on leather “THERE’S nothing like leather” was once a popular saying used to dismiss ideas for change or innovation. However there was some truth in the statement, as for nearly 200 years British industry was dependent upon it. Leather belts and straps were once the only means by which power could be transmitted from waterwheels, steam engines and later electric motors, to machinery in both heavy and light industry. Surprisingly, they were still in use into the 1960s. Early in the Industrial Revolution, mills usually bought cured hides and made their own leather belts.