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Basile Bouchon's semi-automated loom
A copy of the loom invented by Basile Bouchon is part of the permanent collection of Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers. Basile Bouchon began the automation of weaving during 1725 - 1728. In 1725, Basile Bouchon, the son of an organ maker, adapted the concept of musical automata controlled by pegged cylinders to the repetitive task of weaving. He invented a loom that was controlled by perf…
Creator
- Basile Bouchon
Subject
- Folk art
- Textile arts
- Folklore
- Traditional technology
- Folklore
Type of item
- Machine
Creator
- Basile Bouchon
Subject
- Folk art
- Textile arts
- Folklore
- Traditional technology
- Folklore
Type of item
- Machine
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Creation date
- 1725-02-07
- 1725-02-07
- 1725-02-07
Temporal
- Ottoman Period
Places
- Paris
Identifier
- f55babac-5011-422e-8ce1-62f0cfad6c40
- http://www.mingei-project.eu/resource/f55babac-5011-422e-8ce1-62f0cfad6c40
- https://www.searchculture.gr/aggregator/edm/mingei/000155-f55babac-5011-422e-8ce1-62f0cfad6c40
Is part of
- Europeana Crafted
Providing country
- France
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2023-06-26T12:51:00.698Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2023-06-26T12:51:00.698Z