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Jacquard
Mechanism and Cards
1725 Bouchon
invents perforated paper.
1728 Falcon invents a chain of punched cards.
1745 Vaucanson invents an indirect lifting mechanism.
1800...
Jacquard perfects the mechanism.
Images
from the Berlin Technological Museum (C) Copyright by Nicholas Gessler 2002
Please email me if you have any Jacquard items to donate
or to sell... gessler@ucla.edu
Link
to the pattern loom by Joseph-Marie Jacquard in the Deutsches Museum, München
On-Line
Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics
Complex
Weavers - Jacquard Study Group
  Although the mechanical Jacquard has been replaced by the electronic Jacquard in most textile mills today, punched cards (left) and punched paper (right) are still used. Gessler Collection (Gessler Photo) |
 Early American Jacquard coverlet from 1842. (Gessler collection.) |
 Early American Jacquard coverlet from 1840. (Gessler collection.) |
 Coverlet from 1840 folded to show reverse pattern. (Gessler collection.) |
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Jacquard-card making. (The Computer Organization) |
Jacquard card punch and cards. Berlin Technological Museum (Gessler Photo) |
 Jacquard loom and operator. (Britannica) |
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 Early American Jacquard coverlet from 1852. (Anonymous collection.) |
 Early American Jacquard coverlet from 1842. (Anonymous collection.) |
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 A complete working Jacquard loom configured to weave 18 ribbons Berlin Technological Museum (Gessler Photo) |
 One of two Jacquard heads, each controlling nine ribbon harnesses. Berlin Technological Museum (Gessler Photo) |
 Rear view of the harnesses showing fancy threads. Berlin Technological Museum (Gessler Photo) |
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 Jacquard head, harnesses and set of cards. Berlin Technological Museum (Gessler Photo) |
 Jacquard head, harnesses and set of cards. Berlin Technological Museum (Gessler Photo) |
 Jacquard head and cards. Note pleated storage on the right. Berlin Technological Museum (Gessler Photo) |
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 Jacquard cards being read by head at right. Berlin Technological Museum (Gessler Photo) |
 Jacquard cards engaging square reading drum on the right. Berlin Technological Museum (Gessler Photo) |
 Behind the harnesses are spools of fancy threads. Berlin Technological Museum (Gessler Photo) |
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 Shuttles and four finished fancy ribbons. Berlin Technological Museum (Gessler Photo) |
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