Sir Joseph Whitworth 1803 - 1887
- occupation:
- Manufacturer, Mechanical engineer
- Nationality:
- British; English
- born in:
- Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
1846 - Joseph Whitworth was granted a patent for knitting processes. He made a flat-bed knitting machine, which is on loan to the Museum from Joseph Whitworth and Co. (see 1860-38)
Related Objects
Whitworth standard wire gauge
Whitworth's self-acting screw feed reversing tool box planing machine, 1842.
Pair of Vee supports for Whitworth measuring machine (M.1671)
46 Whitworth cylindrical plug gauges and 2 gauge plates
Portrait oil painting of Joseph Whitworth
Whitworth medal
internal and external gauges
Whitworth Medal
Whitworth Scholarship Medal
