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Category
Collection
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Place of origin
Date

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Machine used for covering wires with silk and cotton, 1837

1837

Copy of Thimonnier's chain-stitch sewing machine, 1830

1830

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

1857

Power loom

1926

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

circa 1846

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

1769

Singer 'New Family' sewing machine, 1865-1883.

1865-1883

The first Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine, 1866.

1866

Judkin's lock-stitch sewing machine, 1851.

1851

Model of a Jacquard loom, with shuttle and components

1867

Singer Lockstitch sewing machine model of 1851

1851-1855

Bobbin Winder

CVA linking machine. A 'Columbine Record' circular hosiery knitting machine

Two models illustrating conjectural reconstructions of a simple knitting machine

Vibrating shuttle lock stitch hand sewing machine

1919

Early hand-powered lock stitch sewing machine

Specimens relating to the production of silk

Automatic lock stitch button-hole sewing machine by Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co.

1890

Glazed frame containing twenty one cotton fibre specimens

Chain stitch fixed needle sewing machine

1849

Singer model 319K lock stitch electric sewing machine and cardboard box containing metal components

1948-1958

Jones lock-stitch sewing machine, 1879-1909

1879-1909

Hand powered cottage saw gin

1880

Winding and counting machine

Model illustrating the drawing and doubling process

Model (scale 1:8) of a wool washing machine made by John & William McNaught

Domestic hand powered Frister and Rossmann vibrating shuttle lock stitch sewing machine

circa 1910

Singer industrial lock stitch sewing machine

1908

Twin-needle lock stitch sewing machine

1890

Lock stitch ' family' oscillating shuttle sewing machine

1885-1890

Four needle lock stitch sewing machine

Rectangular Textile printing block

1750-1830

Textile printing block

1795-1805

Textile printing block

1795-1805

Rectangular shaped textile printing block

1750-1830

Rectangular Textile printing block

1750-1830

A textile printing block for printing borders

1750-1830

Square Textile printing block

1750-1830

Power loom shuttle, 1858-1862

1858-1862

Power loom shuttle, 1858-1862

1858-1862

Silk purple dress

Spinning wheel, French

Moldacot pocket sewing machine, 1887.

1886-1887

Spinning wheel

1798-1802

Coloured drawing depicting French hand-powered silk throwing mill

Straw splint mill

1800-1900

Model of Bodmer's carding engine.

1820-1824

Spindle with Whorl, Stone Age

5000-500 BCE

Thomas lock-stitch sewing machine, c 1853.

patent 1853