Visual poem by H.C Dodge, 1893. See the full page here. via ASCII art.
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A portion of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, January 6, 1875 showing advertisements like “Ascii” art, via.
Rouyer, A./ Recuéil de Motifs et d’Alphabets Coloriés pour travaux en tapisserie, No. 401. (Paris,c.1880?). Via.
Amish quilt from 1890, trixel style.
via design-is-fine:
Lone Star, 1890. Amish quilt, family Samuel Zook, Pennsylvania. Sammlung Schlumberger, Photo Rainer Viertlböck. Exhibition 2007, Neue Sammlung München. Exhibition Daimond and Bars. The Art of the Amish, 2007
The 1800s Jacquard looms and its punched cards. Images from around the interwebz.
Textile design book, 1898, via
ASCII art from 1899 in the London Standard newspaper.
via xblacktrianglex.
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Possibly an example of a smiley from 1862: “(applause and laughter ;)”. From a transcript in the New York Times of an Abraham Lincoln speech.