Arkwright's Water Frame, 1775
1775
Machine used for covering wires with silk and cotton, 1837
1837
Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving
1857
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
The first Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine, 1866.
1866
Power loom
1926
Sewing machine by Elias Howe
circa 1846
Hand loom for silk weaving with Jacquard machine
c.1825
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
Silk purple dress
Specimens relating to the production of silk
Automatic lock stitch button-hole sewing machine by Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co.
1890
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
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
Replica of floor standing distaff (half full size)
Flax seed
Two bundles of fibre strand - long and short
No.12 lockstitch sewing machine head
1888
Sewing machine, head of a treadle, button-hole type
1868
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
Small carved wooden weft beater
Sisal twine, 1/300 S grade that has been dry spun.
Sisal cord
Sisal cord, 3/100 grade that has been dry spun.
Lockstitch sewing machine head of a Howe treadle driven machine
1871
Shroud laid rope for running gear and pulleys.
Cable laid rope.
White and water repellent sisal cord
Electric circuit board associated with a Singer Futura sewing machine
1976