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)
Set of Whitworth distance gauges (end gauges)
46 Whitworth cylindrical plug gauges and 2 gauge plates
Portrait oil painting of Joseph Whitworth
internal and external gauges
Whitworth medal
Whitworth Scholarship Medal
