Riehl & Clark's New Improved Jacquard Machine - Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Piano Punchcard System Advertising Sheet
"Established 1850. Riehl & Clark's New Improved Jacquard Machine.
For Simplicity of Construction it has no equal. No Complicated Parts to Wear out.
We are satisfied it will give better satisfaction than any machine in use. In use by all first-class Establishments.
The unvarying satisfaction which this machine has given to all customers, convinces us it is the best JACQUARD MACHINE now offered for sale in this country. We do not claim anything but a First-Class Machine, nor are our prices high, but we do claim for the Machine as being an absolutely reliable one, and made from the best of material and with the best workmanship. It needs no description to explain its construction--a glance at the engravings will explain everything, and convince you that such a machine, so constructed, must outlast any style now in the market.
We would also call your attention to our PIANO CARD PUNCHING MACHINE, which has had the largest sale of any machine of its kind. Cumber Boards, Lingoes, and Mails, and everything that pertains to JACQUARD MACHINES furnished at short notice.
Address, RIEHL & CLARK, 1130 and 1132 Charlotte Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA."
5 3/4" x 9 1/4". There is a diagonal notch cut from the bottom left side. There is nothing printed on the reverse.
An identical advertisement still hangs in the shop in Philadelphia. Likely from the late 1800s or maybe early 1900s. Riehl & Clark later became Henry Riehl and son on 4355 Orchard Street.
Resources that may fill out the history or context of this piece:
Looms and Weaving by Anna P. Benson and Neil Warburton
The Jacquard Machine, Analyzed and Explained by Emanuel Anthony Posselt
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher by Charles Babbage
Treatise on the Art of Weaving by John Murphy
The History and Principles of Weaving by Hand and by Power by Alfred Barlow