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Bench micrometer made by Joseph Whitworth and Co.

Bench micrometer made by Joseph Whitworth and Co.

1883

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

1855

Whitworth standard wire gauge

Whitworth standard wire gauge

1869 to 1897

Whitworth Measuring Machine

Whitworth Measuring Machine

1889

Bench micrometer made by Joseph Whitworth and Company Limited

Bench micrometer made by Joseph Whitworth and Company Limited

1889

Whitworth Screw stock taps

Whitworth Screw stock taps

1850-1857

internal and external gauges

internal and external gauges

1835-1865

Whitworth pitch-measuring machine, 1902

Whitworth pitch-measuring machine, 1902

1902

Whitworth Lathe Components

Whitworth Lathe Components

Box of Standardised Screw Threads

Box of Standardised Screw Threads

Machine Parts made by Joseph Whitworth and Company Limited

Machine Parts made by Joseph Whitworth and Company Limited

Homogeneous metal made by Whitworth and Co.

Homogeneous metal made by Whitworth and Co.

before 1889

Lockable case for Bench micrometer made by Joseph Whitworth and Co.

Lockable case for Bench micrometer made by Joseph Whitworth and Co.

1883

Two of five (8",12") distance gauges (end gauges)

Two of five (8",12") distance gauges (end gauges)

1860-1895

Bar of steel manufactured by Whitworth and Co., marked W.Y.4, worked up into a turning tool

Bar of steel manufactured by Whitworth and Co., marked W.Y.4, worked up into a turning tool

before 1889

Box of Gauges with Spanners and a Tool Piece

Box of Gauges with Spanners and a Tool Piece

3/4" screwing tap spanner

3/4" screwing tap spanner

1850-1857

3 spanners 7/16"

3 spanners 7/16"

Pitch tie up attachment to hold gauge to check screw pitch dimensions  before and after screw reversal

Pitch tie up attachment to hold gauge to check screw pitch dimensions before and after screw reversal

J. Whitworth & Co. Lathe

J. Whitworth & Co. Lathe

circa 1876

Four screwing tap sets: 1/2", 5/8", 3/4", and 1"; for nut fastener manufacture

Four screwing tap sets: 1/2", 5/8", 3/4", and 1"; for nut fastener manufacture

1850-1857

Three screw die sets: 1/2", 5/8" and 1", with three pieces per set, for bolt manufacture

Three screw die sets: 1/2", 5/8" and 1", with three pieces per set, for bolt manufacture

1850-1857

James Cocker's patent decimal gauge (micrometer) from his original patent of 1857 no. 1680, modified by Messrs. Joseph Whitworth and Co. to gauge 0 to 2 inches reading to thousandths of an inch (Whitworth Works no. 119)

James Cocker's patent decimal gauge (micrometer) from his original patent of 1857 no. 1680

earliest 1857

Engraving of Whitworth's lathe

Engraving, of Joseph Whitworth's lathe

1835

Engraving of Whitworth's planing machine

Engraving of Whitworth's planning machine

1839

Three of five (1",2",4") distance gauges (end gauges) from a set of Whitworth gauges and feeling piece (gravity piece), in wooden case for use with a measuring machine (1871- 4) stored in a case by J. Whitworth and Co., Manchester, England, 1860-1895

Three of five (1",2",4") distance gauges (end gauges)

1860-1895

Screw plate, adjustable, by Whitworth but for fine threads.

Screw plate

Adjustable die wrench by Whitworth fitted with a set of 3/4" dies

Adjustable die wrench

1850-1857

7/8"screw die in three parts

7/8"screw die in three parts, for bolt manufacture

1850-1857

Whitworth's workshop length measuring machine for measuring to an accuracy of 1/40,000 inch.

Whitworth's workshop length measuring machine for measuring to an accuracy of 1/40

1871

Flat-bed knitting machine by Joseph Whitworth and Company Limited, England, 1846.

Flat Bed Knitting Machine

1846

Whitworth measuring machine in glass case with 2 'V' plates, a mahogany box of measuring heads and an open spanner and a ring spanner.

Whitworth measuring machine in glass case with 2 'V' plates

James Cocker's patent decimal gauge (micrometer), and wooden box, unmarked, United Kingdom, 1857

decimal micrometer

1857

Whitworth lathe, J. Whitworth and Co, Manchester No. 765, c. 1860

Whitworth lathe

Wooden box for James Cocker's patent decimal gauge (micrometer), unmarked, United Kingdom, 1857

Wooden box for James Cocker's patent decimal gauge (micrometer)

earliest 1857

Red metal steel manufactured in 1876 by Whitworth and Co., and made up into a form suitable for testing the tensil strength by hydraulic pressure

Red metal steel manufactured in 1876 by Whitworth and Co.

before 1889

Early Whitworth 6" lathe, complete with change wheels and contershaft

Early Whitworth 6" lathe

Fitted wooden box

Fitted wooden box

1 1/2" Master Tap, British Standard Pipe Thread, 11 TPI, die-stamped 1 1/2, and J. WHITWORTH & Co / MANCHESTER

1 1/2" Master Tap

Open-ended Spanner for Die Stock, die-stamped J. WHITWORTH & Co / MANCHESTER

Open-ended Spanner for Die Stock

1 1/2" Plug Tap, British Standard Pipe Thread, 11 TPI, die-stamped 1 1/2, and J. WHITWORTH & Co / MANCHESTER

1 1/2" Plug Tap

1" Plug Tap, British Standard Pipe Thread, 11 TPI, die-stamped 1, and WHITWORTH / MANCHESTER

1" Plug Tap

1" Taper Tap, British Standard Pipe Thread, 11 TPI, die-stamped 1, and WHITWORTH / MANCHESTER

1" Taper Tap

1" Master Tap, British Standard Pipe Thread, 11 TPI, die-stamped 1, and J. WHITWORTH & Co/ MANCHESTER

1" Master Tap

Incomplete set of parts for Whitworth measuring machine

Parts for Whitworth measuring machine

Measuring bar to be used on a Whitworth Measuring Machine. Usual square section with rounded corners and tapered ends. Manufactured by Joseph Whitworth and Company Limited

Measuring bar to be used on a Whitworth measuring machine

Tap Wrench, 2 square holes, die-stamped WHITWORTH / MANCHESTER

Tap Wrench

Die Stock, complete, die-stamped J. WHITWORTH & Co / F1815 / MANCHESTER

Die Stock

1 1/4" Taper Tap, British Standard Pipe Thread, 11 TPI, die-stamped 1 1/4", and J. WHITWORTH & Co / MANCHESTER

1 1/4" Taper Tap

1 1/2" Taper Tap, British Standard Pipe Thread, 11 TPI, die-stamped 1 1/2, and J. WHITWORTH & Co / MANCHESTER

1 1/2" Taper Tap