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Exhibition at Paris Exposition
- When
- 1801
- Where
- Exposition des produits de l'industrie française
Jacquard exhibited his punched-card loom at the Exposition des produits de l'industrie française in Paris in 1801, receiving a bronze medal.
The event occurred in 1801 at the Exposition des produits de l'industrie française. Jacquard demonstrated a device fitted to a loom that used replaceable punched cards to control complex patterns. This invention simplified the manufacturing of textiles such as brocade and damask.
Sources
- Joseph Marie Jacquard Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
- Jacquard machine Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-16
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