Assertion(A): Machine-made goods were standardised and could not match the high-quality finish of hand-made goods.

Reason(R): The people from the upper classes preferred things produced by hand.

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Machine-made goods were standardised and could not match the high-quality finish of handmade goods. Handmade goods required high-quality skilled work to create the finest quality of goods; hence they were pretty costlier. However, this was not the case with machine-made goods; they were made in bulk and in less time; hence, they were standardised. The people from the upper classes preferred things produced by hands to be unique from other people. They were rich enough to buy expensive handmade products, which eventually symbolised class and craftsmanship. Machine-made goods were mainly used for export to the colonies.

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