Identify the one that contributed to the increased productivity of textile workers out of the following options.

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The Fly Shuttle

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The Fly Shuttle contributed to the increased productivity of textile workers. If new technology can increase production while keeping expenses from rising too much, artisans will use it. Many weavers were employing looms with fly shuttles in the second decade of the twentieth century. This led to faster production, more productivity per employee, and a decrease in the need for labour. Fly shuttles were installed in more than 35% of Indian handlooms by 1941, with percentages between 70 and 80 percent in areas like Travancore, Madras, Mysore, Cochin, and Bengal. Other minor advancements allowed weavers to compete with the mill industry and increase output. Fly shuttle is a mechanical weaving tool, propelled by pulleys and ropes. It inserts the weft, or horizontal threads, into the vertical threads (called the warp). Weavers may now use big looms to weave wide amounts of cloth thanks to the introduction of the fly shuttle.

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