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Hosiery Luddite

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

A word still in use to describe, “a person opposed to new technology” has it’s origins in the stocking trade. In the early 1800’s followers of a character known as Ned Ludd rioted against mechanisation of the stocking frame and destroyed machinery which they believed would take work from them. This was a very serious episode with hanging and deportation sentences given out to those convicted.