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Arkwright's water frame, 1775.

Textiles Machinery

1775

Sewing machine by Elias Howe

Textiles Machinery

c. 1846

Power loom

Textiles Machinery

1926

Model of a Power loom for plain weaving

Textiles Machinery

1857

Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.

Textiles Machinery

1769

Machine used for covering wires with silk and cotton, 1837

Textiles Machinery

1837

Old Spitalfields hand loom with jacquard mechanism

Textiles Machinery

1810

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

Textiles Machinery

1865-1883

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

Textiles Machinery

1830

Saint's sewing machine, 1874.

Textiles Machinery

1874

Textile printing block, rectangular

Textiles Machinery

1760-1775 probable date

Early Wheeler and Wilson hand-powered lock stitch sewing mac

Textiles Machinery
Carding machine by Sir Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), England, 1771-1780. Believed to be from Cromford Mill, Derbyshire.

Carding machine by Arkwright, 1775, believed to be from Cromford Mill

Textiles Machinery

1771-1780

A la memoire de J.M. Jacquard

Textiles Machinery

1839

The first Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine, 1866.

Textiles Machinery

1866

Moldacot pocket sewing machine, 1887.

Textiles Machinery

1886-1887
Power loom manufactured by J. Harrison and Son, Blackburn, England and fitted with the loose reed emergency stop mechanism of 1842. Exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and subsequently modified by the makers with design changes up to 1858.

Power loom

Textiles Machinery

1842-1858

Weaving power loom shuttle

Textiles Machinery

1858-1862

Model of a Jacquard loom

Textiles Machinery

1867

Lock-stitch treadle sewing machine

Textiles Machinery

1861-1868

A Singer model 66 lock stitch oscillating hook sewing machin

Textiles Machinery

1908-1909

Industrial double thread chain stitch sewing machine, model

Textiles Machinery

1970

Portable spinning wheel, labelled 'James Webster,

Textiles Machinery

1745-1790

Model hand loom for weaving sacks (and so on) without a seam

Textiles Machinery

prob year of patent 1802
Model of a handloom (as used previous to the invention of the fly shuttle in 1733), made 1730-1800.

Model of a handloom (as used previous to the invention of the fly shuttle in 1733)

Textiles Machinery

1730-1800
Singer Lockstitch sewing machine model of 1851, by I. M. Singer and Company or the Singer Manufacturing Company, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 1851-1855

Example of original pattern Singer sewing machine of 1851, made c. 1853.

Textiles Machinery

1851-1855
J.Weir's chain stitch sewing machine, model no. 55S of 1872.

Weir sewing machine, 1872.

Textiles Machinery

1872

The 'Little Wanzer' lock stitch sewing machine, 1867-1873.

Textiles Machinery

1867-1873

Willcox and Gibbs chainstitch sewing machine, 1877-1904.

Textiles Machinery

1877-1904

Singer double-thread chainstitch glove sewing machine

Textiles Machinery

1915-1920

Spinning Wheel, British, 1801-1850

Textiles Machinery

1801-1850

Specimens of linen, 1783-1784.

Textiles Machinery

1783-1784

Specimen of artificial silk

Textiles Machinery

1883

Lockstitch sewing machine head of a Howe treadle driven mach

Textiles Machinery

1871

Wood blocks for printing English chintz and calico designs

Textiles Machinery

1750-1830

Willcox and Gibbs chain-stitch sewing machine, c 1914.

Textiles Machinery

1913-1914

Weaving power loom shuttle

Textiles Machinery

1858-1862

Jones lock-stitch sewing machine, c 1890.

Textiles Machinery

1879-1909

Thomas lock-stitch sewing machine, c 1853.

Textiles Machinery

patent 1853

Scottish wool spinning wheel made by W. Waters of

Textiles Machinery

Model of strand making machine for cotton rope wit

Textiles Machinery

Power loom shuttle, 1858-1862

Textiles Machinery

1858-1862

Boot-upper closing Howe lock-stitch sewing machine with acce

Textiles Machinery

1860-1867

Model of Brunel's cotton winding machine.

Textiles Machinery

1800-1802

Ring spinning frame, 1926.

Textiles Machinery

1926

Judkin's lock-stitch sewing machine, 1851.

Textiles Machinery

1851
Six skeins and one spool of artificial silk made at Wolston, near Coventry, between 1896 and 1900.

Viscose rayon (artificial silk), 1896-1900.

Textiles Machinery

1896-1900

Gibson 'Z' type industrial blanket whipping sewing machine.

Textiles Machinery

1850-1970

Lock stitch sewing machine made by W. F. Thomas, 1853

Textiles Machinery

1853

Automatic lock stitch button-hole sewing machine

Textiles Machinery

1890