High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Walter Taylor (1734-1803) of Southampton, supplied wooden rigging blocks to the Royal Navy, greatly improving their quality via technological innovations which were a significant step forward in the Industrial Revolution.From the age of 19, Taylor served as an apprentice to a block maker in Southampton. His father (also named Walter) had previously served at sea and had observed the problems caused by these blocks, which were traditionally handmade.On acquiring the blockmaking business, Taylor and his father developed machinery to mass produce the rigging blocks, repeatedly and to an exact specification. Subsequent developments led to the date stamping of blocks, and a commitment to replace any that failed.

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