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A short encyclopedia passage describing the Jacquard mechanism, invented by Jacquart of Lyons for silk or muslin looms to replace draw-boys in weaving figured goods. It explains how the device groups the warp threads that rise together to form the figure and is operated by a pedal. It also notes that it came into general use soon after its invention in 1800 and gives its cost in France and the United States.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1859
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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