Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775
1775
Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.
1769
Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving
1857
Domestic Sewing Machine for chain stitich
1868
Hole punch, for making Jacquard cards
1870
Machine used for covering wires with silk and cotton, 1837
1837
Model (scale unknown) of contemporary ribbon loom, using Jacquard principles
1870
Early hand-powered lock stitch sewing machine
Textile printing block, rectangular
1760-1775 probable date
Old Spitalfields hand loom
1810
Jacquard cards for model ribbon loom
1870
Copy of Thimonnier's chain-stitch sewing machine, 1830
1830
Model of a Jacquard loom, with shuttle and components
1867
Singer 'New Family' sewing machine, 1865-1883.
1865-1883
Sewing machine by Elias Howe
circa 1846
Saint's sewing machine, 1874.
1874
Moldacot pocket sewing machine, 1887.
1886-1887
Reproduction of Hargreaves's original Spinning Jenny
1765
Hand loom for silk weaving with Jacquard machine
c.1825
The first Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine, 1866.
1866
Toyoda Automatic Loom
1926
Jones lock-stitch sewing machine, 1879-1909
1879-1909
Ring spinning frame, 1926.
1926
Howe lock-stitch sewing machine, c 1888.
1883
Passap M 201 flat bed domestic knitting machine
1950
Jones lock-stitch sewing machine, 1879-1909
1879-1909
Replica of Hargreaves' Spinning Jenny
Willcox and Gibbs chainstitch sewing machine, 1877-1904.
1877-1904
17th century spindle wheel
1601-1700
Mondial hosiery repair machine
1945-1954
Spinning Wheel, British, 1801-1850
1801-1850
Grover and Baker two-thread chain-stitch sewing machine, 1871.
1871
Weaving power loom shuttle
1858-1862
The 'Little Wanzer' lock stitch sewing machine, 1867-1873.
1867-1873
Willcox and Gibbs chain-stitch sewing machine, c 1914.
1913-1914
Carding engine, 1800-1830
1800-1830
Singer Lockstitch sewing machine model of 1851
1851-1855
Scottish wool spinning wheel made by W. Waters of Wick
Specimen of artificial silk
1883
Spinning Wheel believed to have belonged to Richard Arkwright (1732-1792)
1760-1770
Cup seamer, c 1950s.
1950-1959
Vibrating shuttle lock stitch hand sewing machine
1919
Wood blocks for printing English chintz and calico designs
1750-1830
Singer model 319K lock stitch electric sewing machine and cardboard box containing metal components
1948-1958
Judkin's lock-stitch sewing machine, 1851.
1851
Coloured drawing depicting Lombe's silk throwing machine
1857
Treadle sewing machine sold by Harris Ltd
1890-1950
Arkwright's Wrap-reel Winding Wheel, English, 1769-1775
1769-1775
Northrop single-shuttle 'S' loom with automatic bobbin insertion
1939
Thomas lock-stitch sewing machine, c 1853.
patent 1853