Jacquard Loom Model
<p>This is a small model of a Jacquard loom with paper punch cards. A long metal handle protrudes from the top right. A Bell inventory sticker is affixed to the underside of the wooden base.</p> <p>The Jacquard Loom was invented by Joseph Jacquard and first demonstrated in 1801. It is an attachment for powered fabric looms and is considered one of the first programmable devices. It operates via a chain of punch cards that instruct the loom on making intricate textiles.</p> <p>The Jacquard Loom is important to computer history because it is the first machine to use interchangeable punch cards to instruct a machine to perform automated tasks.</p>
Item Details
- Date
- ca. 1825 (Made)
- Type
- Physical Object
- Catalogue number
- B117.80
- Other identifying number
- L2002.5.1 (DEPRECATED CHM IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
- Category
- Other
- Credit line
- Courtesy Gwen and Gordon Bell
- Place of publication
- Europe/France
- Weight
- 10 (lb)
- Dimension
- 23w x 15h x 7l (in)
58.42w x 38.1h x 17.78l (cm)
14 1/2w x 3 1/4h x 6 3/4l (in)
36.83w x 8.26h x 17.14l (cm) - Acquisition number
- B117.80