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
Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.
1769
Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775
1775
Sewing machine by Elias Howe
circa 1846
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
Jones lock-stitch sewing machine, 1879-1909
1879-1909
Cotton Staples
1900-1914
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
Enlarged model to show the principle of the knitting machine, made at the Science Museum
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.
Four loose-top
1856-1858
Replica of floor standing distaff (half full size)
Flax seed
Bobbin of artificial silk produced by Legh Powell, 1885-1886
1885-1886
Small sample of scutched fibre - dark
Two bundles of fibre strand - long and short
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
Wheeler and Wilson lock stitch treadle powered button hole sewing machine head
1862
Singer double-thread chainstitch glove sewing machine
1915-1920
Judkin's lock-stitch sewing machine, 1851.
1851