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Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

circa 1846

Early hand-powered lock stitch sewing machine

Machine used for covering wires with silk and cotton, 1837

1837

Domestic Sewing Machine for chain stitich

1868

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

1857

Textile printing block, rectangular

1760-1775 probable date

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

1769

Power loom

1926

Saint's sewing machine, 1874.

1874

Model of a Jacquard loom, with shuttle and components

1867

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

1830

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

1865-1883

Power loom manufactured by J. Harrison and Son, Blackburn, England and fitted with the loose reed emergency stop mechanism of 1842. Exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and subsequently modified by the makers with design changes up to 1858.

Power loom manufactured by J. Harrison and Son

1842-1858

The first Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine, 1866.

1866

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

Thomas lock-stitch sewing machine, c 1853.

patent 1853

Specimens relating to the production of silk

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

1890

Two models illustrating conjectural reconstructions of a simple knitting machine

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

Card and photograph related to model ribbon loom

Screws and bolts from model ribbon loom

Singer Lockstitch sewing machine model of 1851

1851-1855

Weaving power loom shuttle

1858-1862

Bobbin Winder

Power loom shuttle, 1858-1862

1858-1862

Power loom shuttle, 1858-1862

1858-1862

Silk purple dress

Moldacot pocket sewing machine, 1887.

1886-1887

Coloured drawing depicting French hand-powered silk throwing mill

Glazed frame containing twenty one cotton fibre specimens

Chain stitch fixed needle sewing machine

1849

Lock stitch sewing machine head with step feed for sewing leather or other heavy work

1888

Rope maker's

Pair of hand cards

Lockstitch sewing machine

1867-1886

Industrial lockstitch button hole sewing machine by The Union Button Sewing Machine Co.

Rope gauge with brass calliper slide

1855-1865

Cotton card sliver

Spindle whorl

Spindle whorl

Bundle of scutched flax

Small bag containing flax seed

Peg frame

Seaman miniature figure depicting use of dyestuffs

Scottish officer miniature figure depicting use of dyestuffs

Jute spinning unit: two rollers