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1767-Jan.-28

1767-Jan.-28: A private inventor in Great Britain developed a new tree-cutting machine that allowed five men to complete as much work in five hours as ten me…

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1767-Jan.-28: A private inventor in Great Britain developed a new tree-cutting machine that allowed five men to complete as much work in five hours as ten men could in ten. The device was expected to be of immense practical utility in North America, where clearing vast tracts of forest was essential for agricultural development. The inventor intended to present the machine to the President of the Royal Society for a formal technical review. This technological advancement highlights the eighteenth-century focus on improving labor efficiency through mechanical innovation.

Source  ·  HT-AFAM-1767-000028 Affiches Américaines, 28 Jan. 1767 / Bates: HT-AFAM-1767-000028