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
Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.
1769
Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving
1857
Domestic Sewing Machine for chain stitich
1868
Textile printing block, rectangular
1760-1775 probable date
Copy of Thimonnier's chain-stitch sewing machine, 1830
1830
Power loom
1926
Singer 'New Family' sewing machine, 1865-1883.
1865-1883
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
Eight samples of slivers from preparing system - fine flax
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
Gill from spreadboard for linen manufacture.
Gill from a doubler machine for linen manufature.
Replica of floor standing distaff (half full size)
Flax seed
Small sample of scutched fibre - dark
Sorter's switch
No.12 lockstitch sewing machine head
1888
Saint's sewing machine, 1874.
1874
Sewing machine, head of a treadle, button-hole type
1868
Singer double-thread chainstitch glove sewing machine
1915-1920
Wheeler and Wilson lock stitch treadle powered button hole sewing machine head
1862
Domestic lock stitch sewing machine made by the Florence Sewing Machine Company
1864
Part of embroidering machine
Small carved wooden weft beater
Sisal twine, 1/300 S grade that has been dry spun.
Sisal cord, 3/100 grade that has been dry spun.
