Pneumatic
-in 1820s with construction of American Infrastructure > Pennsylvania Mainline Canal, invention of air compressor in 1824 along with percussion drill
-inspires further use of pneumatic technology
-feeds into enthusiasm for Railways > Pneumatic rail
-and invention of pneumatic motors
-in 1830s widening use of pneumatic motors and as pumps, construction tools, albeit largely in huge firms
-in 1840s, growing work on Paris-wide network
-pneumatic post
-during French Wars > Third French War (1847-1854), escalates further to improve wartime production
-in 1856, company establishes general-use pneumatic power network
-in 1859, pneumatic network adjusted so it sends one burst of air per minute for the sake of tuning clocks
-revolutionary nature of this inspires copycats elsewhere in France and beyond
-however, operating hardcore machinery requires hydraulics
Hydraulics
-in 1850s, France's increasing uses of pneumatic power inspires the British to use hydraulic power for industrial uses
-already used in hydraulic cranes, presses
-already-developed hydraulic accumulator
-develops Pelton wheel in 1859, which allows for
-rapid development of hydraulic tech in this era
-factory machinery with hydraulic tech
-handling cargo and freight
-lock gates, swing bridges, boat lifting
-graving docks
-even elevators and turntables
-also Silent Dustman used in hotels to vacuum
-spreads in 1860s to the continent
-including Paris, where industrial uses and others could use that
-general usage of medium-power hydraulic power networks also rise
-allowing some of this tech to go to middle-class households
-appliances such as beaters, washing machines, food processors, dryers, vacuum, others powered by water