Furniture industry  Woodworking machinery  The decline of the
direct link between customer and maker, due to the rapid
development of retail trade, was largely made possible by the
invention of several woodworking machines, mostly steam powered.
Much handwork remained, however, and only large manufacturers
could afford major machinery installation. In the early 20th
century it was still possible for a cabinetmaker in Britain or
Europe to earn a living, though in most cases he installed a
basic machine such as a circular saw or worked in a district in
which machine shops were available. Thus in Shoreditch, London,
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