Textile Industry

The industries of  transportation (canals then railroads), mining, and steel helped the industrial revolution grow. But the textile industry started the revolution. I came across three items in one day that motivated this posting.

John Abbott posted
curtain lace machine

I assume the purpose of the curtain was to keep the factory's dirt off the product. Note the Jacquard Loom Cards controlling the machine.

This video was a comment on John's posting. After watching this video, You Tube offered several more on how a sock kitting machine works.


Dennis Sayles posted five photos with the comment:

July 7, 1752: Jacquard's Loom Will Weave a Durable Web

1752: Joseph Marie Jacquard is born in Lyon, France. The weaver and inventor would create the first programmable power loom, revolutionize the weaving industry and lay the foundation for modern data computation. Jacquard came from a family of silk weavers and went through a bankruptcy and the French Revolution before starting his work.

https://www.wired.com/2009/07/dayintech-0707/

John Lamp: There is a Jacquard loom in working order at the National Wool Museum at Geelong. Visitors can see it in operation.

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The "good old days" were not good.

John Abbott posted
This is such a Strong Photo of what things use to be like...