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Jacquard loom / Babbage
Holes in cards told machines what to do
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Paper-strip music box you punch yourself
Punch your own tune into the paper strip of a hand-crank music box. Each hole is an instruction the machine follows: the idea the Jacquard loom used to weave patterns, and that Charles Babbage planned to use in his Analytical Engine.
- Cost
- $ · Under $25
- Time
- One session
- Screens
- No screen needed
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