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Fragment of woven coptic cloth. Design with bright colours mounted on piece of loosely woven cloth (damaged) 7.75" x 9.25", 7th/8th century

Fragment of woven coptic cloth. Design with bright

Textiles Machinery

600-800
Fragments of coptic linen. 109332 (68) with embroidery (pink); 109333(69) with embroidered script on corner border.

Fragments of coptic linen. 109332 (68) with embroi

Textiles Machinery

900-1100
Piece of terra cotta coloured stuff with remains of a polychrome medallion coptic fragment in buff and dark brown - linen interwoven 3' 10" long (Peru? Inca?)

Piece of terra cotta coloured stuff with remains o

Textiles Machinery

600-800
Combing machine by Dobson and Barlow Ltd., Bolton, Manchester, England, 1894, being an improved form of Heilmann's comber.

Combing machine by Dobson and Barlow Ltd., Bolton,

Textiles Machinery

1894
Working model to demonstrate the principle of the jacquard mechanism

Working model to demonstrate the principle of the

Textiles Machinery

1961
Main part of combing machine by Dobson and Barlow Ltd., Bolton, Manchester, England, 1894, being an improved form of Heilmann's comber.

Main part of combing machine by Dobson and Barlow

Textiles Machinery

1894
Victorian circular knitting machine made by W & J Foster.

Victorian circular knitting machine made by W & J

Textiles Machinery
Two cops, Nielson 10,000 yds. red and green cotton.

Two cops, Nielson 10,000 yds. red and green cotton

Textiles Machinery

c. 1970
Borletti type 1102 Semi-automatic sewing machine with a combined case and foldaway table, a complete range of accessories, instruction books, stitch cams and examples of stitches produced by these cams, c1964.

semi automatic sewing machine

Textiles Machinery

1964-1965
Four fragments of coptic textiles; linen, black/yellow/red/green; parts of garments, possibly Egyptian?

Four fragments of coptic textiles; linen, black/ye

Textiles Machinery

700-900
Seven fragments of coptic carpet

Seven fragments of coptic carpet

Textiles Machinery

600-1200
Prototype linear motor shuttle propulsion system 1975

Prototype linear motor shuttle propulsion system 1

Textiles Machinery

1975
Jack bobbin, presented by Laburnum Spinning Company, England

Jack bobbin

Textiles Machinery
Bottle bobbin or clearer yarn for gassing, presented by Laburnum Spinning Company, England

Bottle bobbin or clearer cotton yarn

Textiles Machinery
Intermediate bobbin, presented by Laburnum Spinning Company, England

Intermediate bobbin

Textiles Machinery
Intermediate bobbin, presented by Laburnum Spinning Company, England

Intermediate bobbin

Textiles Machinery
Sample of calico, woven by pneumatic loom (19a, 19b), by C. W. Harrison, Manchester, England, 1865

fabric sample

Textiles Machinery
Mule clearer waste, presented by Laburnum Spinning Company, England

Mule clearer waste

Textiles Machinery
Four shuttles, two of which are stamped 'patent unique' seperated from the main collection, by Wilson Brothers Bobbin Company, Garston, Liverpool, England, 1894-1909.

Four shuttles, two of which are stamped 'patent un

Textiles Machinery

1894-1909 (probable)
Comber waste, presented by Laburnum Spinning Company, England

Cotton comber waste

Textiles Machinery
1 hank of fine English reeled silk.

Specimens relating to the production of silk

Textiles Machinery
Flax seed, in small glass dish, with spare glass cover

Flax seed, in small glass dish, with spare glass c

Textiles Machinery
Sample of glass flock.

Sample of glass flock.

Textiles Machinery
Sample of hose made on the machine, knitted red and green on striped beige on a wooden former.

Samples of hose made on the machine

Textiles Machinery
Sample of hose made on the machine, knitted red and yellow on beige.

Samples of hose made on the machine

Textiles Machinery
Three full sized shuttles for use with hand loom in the period 1801-1900.

Three full sized shuttles for use with hand loom i

Textiles Machinery
Bundle of scutched flax as received at spinning mill from market in bales

Bundle of scutched flax as received at spinning mi

Textiles Machinery
One coarse and one fine pinned hackling tool, from a flax hackling machine.

One coarse and one fine pinned hackling tool, from

Textiles Machinery
Glass fibre fabric coated with P. V.C. and used for railway carriage corridor connections.

Glass fibre fabric coated with P. V.C. and used fo

Textiles Machinery
Treated sisal - three lengths.

Treated sisal - three lengths.

Textiles Machinery
Sample of hose made on the machine, knitted red and green striped on beige.

Samples of hose made on the machine

Textiles Machinery
Six mule weft cops, presented by Laburnum Spinning Company, England

Six mule weft cops

Textiles Machinery
Matted sudan cotton from the bale, presented by Laburnum Spinning Company, England

Matted sudan cotton from the bale

Textiles Machinery
Print of Lady Hamilton spinning, in wooden frame, from a portrait by George Romney, 1785-1800.

Portrait of Lady Hamilton in wooden frame

Textiles Machinery
Replica of floor standing distaff (half full size)

Replica of floor standing distaff (half full size)

Textiles Machinery
Cotton feed box, from the carding engine, by Strutts and Belper, Derbyshire, England, 1800-1830

Cotton feed box from the carding engine

Textiles Machinery

1800-1830
Box of pirns

Box of pirns

Textiles Machinery
Waste collection box, from the carding engine, by Strutts and Belper, Derbyshire, England, 1800-1830

Waste collection box from the carding engine

Textiles Machinery

1800-1830
Knitmaster flat bed knitting machine, model 321, in wooden box with different camboxes, punches and other accessories, c. 1972.

Knitmaster flat bed knitting machine, model 321, i

Textiles Machinery
Five sewing machine attachments, and eleven specimens of work done, in glazed frame.

Five sewing machine attachments, and eleven specimens of wor

Textiles Machinery

1929
Part of a loom, being a mechanism to wind up the cloth as it is woven, by Hacking and Co. Limited, Bury, Manchester, England, 1912.

Loom Mechanism to wind up woven cloth

Textiles Machinery

1912
Treadle operated embroidery transfer perforator, by L. Prestat, Paris, France, 1931-1940

Treadle operated embroidery transfer perforator, 1

Textiles Machinery

1931-1940
Embroidery designs in pencil on transfer paper, associated with a treadle operated embroidery transfer perforator, Paris, France, 1931-1940

Embroidery designs in pencil on transfer paper

Textiles Machinery

1931-1940
Three pairs of drafting rollers, and two pairs of rollers made of perforated zinc; 10 in all

Three pairs of drafting rollers, and two pairs of

Textiles Machinery
Harrison twin flat-bed knitting machine with accessories, a woolwinder and wool stand.

Harrison twin flat-bed knitting machine with accessories

Textiles Machinery
Harrison type HNR industrial flat bed knitting machine, with cast iron stand.

Harrison type HNR industrial flat bed knitting mac

Textiles Machinery
Box organ type spinning mule, made by Messrs Jenkinson and Bow of Manchester.

Box organ type spinning mule, made by Messrs Jenki

Textiles Machinery

1818-1820
Doubling frame to spin sewing cotton from two yarns, unknown maker, 1858.

Doubling frame to spin sewing cotton from two yarn

Textiles Machinery

1858
Ropemaker's wheel, Italy, 1601-1800.

Ropemaker's wheel, Italy, 1601-1800.

Textiles Machinery

1601-1800
Bobbin rack, from Jacquard loom, patented in 1804, by Joseph Marie Jacquard

bobbin rack from Jacquard loom

Textiles Machinery

1825