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Category
Collection
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Object type
Maker
Place of origin
Date

Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775

1775

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

circa 1846

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

1769

Machine used for covering wires with silk and cotton, 1837

1837

Early hand-powered lock stitch sewing machine

Domestic Sewing Machine for chain stitich

1868

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

1857

Textile printing block, rectangular

1760-1775 probable date

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

1865-1883

Power loom

1926

Moldacot pocket sewing machine, 1887.

1886-1887

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

1830

Saint's sewing machine, 1874.

1874

Model of a Jacquard loom, with shuttle and components

1867

Four models of engraved rollers for calico printing

Hand loom for silk weaving with Jacquard machine

c.1825

Winding and counting machine

Model illustrating the drawing and doubling process

Cotton comber web (Nasmith Comber)

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

Cotton Staples

1900-1914

Hand powered cottage saw gin

1880

Thomas lock-stitch sewing machine, c 1853.

patent 1853

Spinning Wheel believed to have belonged to Richard Arkwright (1732-1792)

1760-1770

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

Specimens of linen, 1783-1784.

1783-1784

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

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