Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775
1775
Early hand-powered lock stitch sewing machine
Machine used for covering wires with silk and cotton, 1837
1837
Sewing machine by Elias Howe
circa 1846
Domestic Sewing Machine for chain stitich
1868
Textile printing block, rectangular
1760-1775 probable date
Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving
1857
Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.
1769
Copy of Thimonnier's chain-stitch sewing machine, 1830
1830
Glazed frame containing twenty one cotton fibre specimens
Power loom
1926
Singer 'New Family' sewing machine, 1865-1883.
1865-1883
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
Bobbin of line rove
Bobbin of finest line rove
Bobbin of tow rove
One hank natural grey; one hank black; and one reel black polished
Replica of floor standing distaff (half full size)
Flax seed
Two bundles of fibre strand - long and short
Sisal cord, 3/100 grade that has been dry spun.
Sisal twine, 1/300 S grade that has been dry spun.
Sisal cord
Shroud laid rope for running gear and pulleys.
Cable laid rope.
White and water repellent sisal cord
Spindle whorl
Spindle whorl
Gill, from drawing frame
Gill, from drawing frame
Gill, from drawing frame
Spindle whorl
Spindle whorl
Weft fork from a power loom
Casablancas high draft spinning unit, 1935
1935
Wool winding reel.
Model of a machine for fulling cloth
1800
Model, rotary fulling machine
1840 (original)
Silk printing block mounted on a wooden stand.
Model illustrating the drawing and doubling process
Domestic hand powered Frister and Rossmann vibrating shuttle lock stitch sewing machine
circa 1910
Lock stitch ' family' oscillating shuttle sewing machine
1885-1890
