Jacquard Loom
Page 1 of 1, a sample page, at reduced quality. Open the document to read it in full.
A short dictionary entry from Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary describing the Jacquard loom, which uses a chain of perforated cards passing over a drum to control which warp threads are raised for figured weaving. It also gives a brief account of Jacquard's career as a Lyons straw-hat manufacturer, his improvement on Vaucanson's model, the opposition from Lyons weavers, and his rewards.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
(A free account is all you need)
From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
Have missing pages or a better copy of this document, or another document to share? Contributing documents »