Model on a reduced scale of the first Vaucanson loom of 1745
- Made:
- 1745; before 1935
Model on a reduced scale of the first Vaucanson loom of 1745, based upon the original in the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers, Paris. This loom uses an earlier form of the Jacquard System, i.e. a rotating drum to select heddles.
Details
- Category:
- Textiles Machinery
- Object Number:
- 1935-14
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1.24 x 1 x 1.15 m
- type:
- power loom
- credit:
- Orth, J.
