Jacquard loom

A handloom in our collection was used for weaving silk at Stonehouse in Lanarkshire in the 19th century. It has a Jacquard attachment which allows complex

A Jacquard Loom The Jacquard loom was invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in Lyon in 1801 to weave textiles, mainly silk. It stored weaving programmes in a series of punched cards. Usually, about 4,000 cards were used for each design, though a portrait of Jacquard [see below] needed 24,000 cards. I have seen one of these portraits [in the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, Paris] and the quality is remarkable. Automatic looms were already in use but could only produce simple designs. Complex…

A Jacquard Loom, invented 1801, considered a precursor to the modern computer. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacquard_loom

"Computer" automation has been around a surprising long time... The Jacquard loom from 1801... It was patented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1804. It used binary coded punch cards for the automatic weaving of patterns. #Innovation #Automation #IndustrialRevolution #Textiles

Jaguard Loom

The Jacquard Loom, an attachment that utilized punch cards to weave complex designs, was a forerunner of computer programming.

Jacquard Loom

Industrial Electronic Jacquard Loom