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The museum also have a scale model of the loom, made by Jean Marin in 1855. It is not on display, Photo [https://books.openedition.org/cths/18086?lang=en here]. Museum's listing [https://collections.arts-et-metiers.net/?queryId=521b0472-d02d-4824-8893-36b4096fdf1a here]. | |||
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Revision as of 10:57, 29 October 2024
Métier à tisser les étoffes façonnées de Vaucanson.
In 1745-48 the brilliant French inventor and engineer Jacques de Vaucanson designed a loom intended to partially automate the work of the drawman and the weaver. The mechanism, the shuttle and the beater were driven by cams while the fabric was regularly wound on. It did not find commercial application.
A reconstruction of the machine is on display at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris. See Museum webpage here.
It is not clear how much of the machine is original.
The museum also have a scale model of the loom, made by Jean Marin in 1855. It is not on display, Photo here. Museum's listing here.
See Also
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