Early Manufacturing Versus Second Industrial Revolution

Early manufacturing industries were heavily regulated by governing laws, whereas factories during the Second Industrial Revolution operated without such regulations.

Both early manufacturing industries and factories during the Second Industrial Revolution were predominantly located in rural areas.

Early manufacturing industries relied on unskilled operators, whereas factories during the Second Industrial Revolution depended heavily on skilled labor.

Early manufacturing industries required skilled weavers to operate power looms, whereas factories during the Second Industrial Revolution increasingly relied on automated machinery.