At the time the great European powers were all in a race to take the most land (and Britain won). Britain also had the best navy and could project power. Britain won some wars against European nations and took their colonies. During that time the "United Kingdom" for formed. And Company Raj (Company Rule) with the East India Company in India made Britain more and more wealthy. After all, if you control much of the world you can get very rich and control much of the trade. Britain also had a lot of Soft Power in addition to its hard power (the military).
Women wanted new appliances. They were the ones working in the house, and the want/need for something to make it easier had skyrocketed.
His house was Mount Vernom
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