Asked by Chuck Bass

Each of the following was a characteristic of the factory system except .

labor was done largely by unskilled workers earning a fixed wage

labor was divided with each worker responsible for one step of production

skilled craftsmen produced goods by hand

ownership by an individual or many investors who bought the machinery and raw materials, paid the workers, took the risks, and received the profits

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"Skilled craftsmen produced goods by hand."

Explanation: The factory system centralized production with machines and unskilled wage labor, with divided tasks and capitalist ownership — not traditional skilled artisans handcrafting goods.