Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775
1775
Sewing machine by Elias Howe
circa 1846
Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.
1769
Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving
1857
Machine used for covering wires with silk and cotton, 1837
1837
Domestic Sewing Machine for chain stitich
1868
Early hand-powered lock stitch sewing machine
Hole punch, for making Jacquard cards
1870
Model (scale unknown) of contemporary ribbon loom, using Jacquard principles
1870
Textile printing block, rectangular
1760-1775 probable date
Old Spitalfields hand loom
1810
Jacquard cards for model ribbon loom
1870
Copy of Thimonnier's chain-stitch sewing machine, 1830
1830
Model of a Jacquard loom, with shuttle and components
1867
Singer 'New Family' sewing machine, 1865-1883.
1865-1883
Saint's sewing machine, 1874.
1874
Moldacot pocket sewing machine, 1887.
1886-1887
Hand loom for silk weaving with Jacquard machine
c.1825
Reproduction of Hargreaves's original Spinning Jenny
1765
The first Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine, 1866.
1866
Jones lock-stitch sewing machine, 1879-1909
1879-1909
Ring spinning frame, 1926.
1926
Toyoda Automatic Loom
1926
Howe lock-stitch sewing machine, c 1888.
1883
Replica of Hargreaves' Spinning Jenny
Jones lock-stitch sewing machine, 1879-1909
1879-1909
Passap M 201 flat bed domestic knitting machine
1950
17th century spindle wheel
1601-1700
Mondial hosiery repair machine
1945-1954
Spinning Wheel, British, 1801-1850
1801-1850
Grover and Baker two-thread chain-stitch sewing machine, 1871.
1871
Weaving power loom shuttle
1858-1862
Willcox and Gibbs chainstitch sewing machine, 1877-1904.
1877-1904
Willcox and Gibbs chain-stitch sewing machine, c 1914.
1913-1914
Spinning Wheel believed to have belonged to Richard Arkwright (1732-1792)
1760-1770
The 'Little Wanzer' lock stitch sewing machine, 1867-1873.
1867-1873
Vibrating shuttle lock stitch hand sewing machine
1919
Wood blocks for printing English chintz and calico designs
1750-1830
Judkin's lock-stitch sewing machine, 1851.
1851
Coloured drawing depicting Lombe's silk throwing machine
1857
Cup seamer, c 1950s.
1950-1959
Table sewing machine made by Nothmann of Berlin
1900
Specimen of artificial silk
1883
Treadle sewing machine sold by Harris Ltd
1890-1950
Arkwright's Wrap-reel Winding Wheel, English, 1769-1775
1769-1775
Scottish wool spinning wheel made by W. Waters of Wick
Singer model 319K lock stitch electric sewing machine and cardboard box containing metal components
1948-1958
Carding engine, 1800-1830
1800-1830
Singer Lockstitch sewing machine model of 1851
1851-1855
Thomas lock-stitch sewing machine, c 1853.
patent 1853