Nottingham framework knitters began systematic destruction of stocking frames operated by hosiers paying below-standard wages. Hundreds of frames were smashed in nocturnal raids across the East Midlands in late 1811, launching the Luddite movement and prompting the deployment of thousands of troops.
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