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
Materials:
wood, steel, brass and lead
Measurements:
overall: 1.24 x 1 x 1.15 m
type:
power loom
credit:
Orth, J.