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A demonstration of the 19th-century Jacquard loom showing how punched cards were used to weave complex textile patterns.
The Jacquard mechanism, first demonstrated in 1801, simplified the way in which complex textiles such as damask were woven. This Jacquard loom in action was filmed at Paisley Museum. Find out more on the National Museums Scotland website: nms.ac.uk/explore Connect with us: Blog blog.nms.ac.uk/ Twitter twitter.com/NtlMuseumsScot Facebook facebook.com/NationalMuseumsScotland Instagram instagram.com/nationalmuseumsscotland/ PInterest uk.pinterest.com/NtlMuseumsScot/ youtube.com/channel/UC69d7qOLQU19sdSJZ6NIY9g?sub_confirmatio…What people say. Recommended as an early historical example of programmable hardware using punched cards.
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