Model of Falcon's loom

Model of Falcon's loom, 1728, with a jacquard type system. This loom was the first machine of any kind to be controlled by punch cards, following Frenchman Basile Bouchon's use of perforated paper rolls in 1725. Falcon's loom used perforated cards tied together in an endless chain. The pattern reproduced on the woven cloth was produced by the loom's rear harness controlled by the punch-card. A draw boy was still required to present the cards to the assembly of horizontal wires. Falcon's method was refined by Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) in 1804.

Details

Category:
Textiles Machinery
Object Number:
1963-379
Materials:
wood and lead
Measurements:
overall: 950 x 500 x 1030 mm
type:
looms
credit:
Manchester College of Science & Technology.

Parts

Model of Falcon's loom

Model of Falcon's loom

Model of Falcon's loom, 1728, with a jacquard type system. This loom was the first machine of any kind to be controlled by punch cards, following Frenchman Basile Bouchon's use of perforated paper rolls in 1725. Falcon's loom used perforated cards tied together in an endless chain. The pattern reproduced on the woven cloth was produced by the loom's rear harness controlled by the punch-card. A draw boy was still required to present the cards to the assembly of horizontal wires. Falcon's method was refined by Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) in 1804.

Measurements:
overall: 950 x 500 x 1030 mm
Materials:
wood and lead
Object Number:
1963-379/1
type:
looms
Components from model of Falcon's loom

Components from model of Falcon's loom

Shuttle, weight, thread and other components associated with model of Falcon's loom, 1728. In brown paper envelope marked 'Parts Falcons Model Loom 1963 - on Gal. 1963-379'.

Measurements:
overall: 100 mm x 200 mm x 40 mm,
Materials:
wood and lead
Object Number:
1963-379/2
type:
looms