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