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
Sewing machine by Elias Howe
circa 1846
Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving
1857
Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.
1769
Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775
1775
Textile printing block, rectangular
1760-1775 probable date
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
Hand powered cottage saw gin
1880
Singer Lockstitch sewing machine model of 1851
1851-1855
Automatic lock stitch button-hole sewing machine by Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co.
1890
Silk purple dress
Model of a machine for fulling cloth
1800
Silk printing block mounted on a wooden stand.
Closed spindle type bobbin winder for lace
Scottish wool spinning wheel made by W. Waters of Wick
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
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
Glazed frame containing twenty one cotton fibre specimens
Chain stitch fixed needle sewing machine
1849
Rope maker's
Lock stitch sewing machine head with step feed for sewing leather or other heavy work
1888
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
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
Four loose-top
1856-1858
Replica of floor standing distaff (half full size)
Flax seed
Small sample of scutched fibre - dark
