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Whitworth standard wire gauge

1869 to 1897

Micrometer type mechanical comparator

1855

Homogeneous metal made by Whitworth and Co.

before 1889

3/4" screwing tap spanner

1850-1857

Whitworth Screw stock taps

1850-1857

internal and external gauges

1835-1865

Set of Whitworth distance gauges (end gauges)

1860-1895

Whitworth Measuring Machine

1889

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

before 1889

Whitworth pitch-measuring machine, 1902

1902

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

1850-1857

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

1850-1857

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

1883

Bench micrometer made by Joseph Whitworth and Co.

1883

3 spanners 7/16"

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

Bench micrometer made by Joseph Whitworth and Company Limited

1889
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
Engraving of Whitworth's planing machine

Engraving of Whitworth's planning machine

1839
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
Adjustable die wrench by Whitworth fitted with a set of 3/4" dies

Adjustable die wrench

1850-1857
Set of four 7/8" diameter 9 t.p.i. screwing taps, by Joseph Whitworth and Company, Manchester, Lancashire, England, 1850-1857. This is a set of four taps. First, the smallest diameter and most tapered tap is screwed into the pre-drilled hole. Then taps 2 and then 3 are screwed into the hole. Finally, the tapping process is finished with the largest tap with the most flutes. This is the finishing tap and should give a finer finish to the threads.

Four 7/8" diameter 9 t.p.i. screwing taps, for nut fastener manufacture

1850-1857
7/8"screw die in three parts

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

1850-1857
Engraving of Whitworth's lathe

Engraving, of Joseph Whitworth's lathe

1835
Tap & Die Set, British Standard Pipe Thread, Whitworth form, in sizes 1 1/2",1 1/4",1",3/ 4", comprising 1xTaper, 1xPlug, 1xMaster Tap in each size and 1x3-piece die in each size, with 1xdie stock, 1xopen ended spanner and two tap wrenches, all in wooden fitted box.

Tap & Die Set

Three tap wrenches each for a set size of tap tang, one for taps 7/16" across square,1/2" and 5/8" across square.

Three tap wrenches: 7/16", 1/2" and 5/8" across square

1850-1857
Incomplete set of parts for Whitworth measuring machine

Parts for Whitworth measuring machine

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

Whitworth screwing machine, 1849

Whitworth screwing machine, 1849

1849
Gauge (24''), in wooden case with lid. Manufactured by Joseph Whitworth and Company Limited. Used by Huptric & Sons.

Gauge (24'') in Wooden Case

Lathe parts; cogs, frame part, and rods. to be used with a Whitworth lathe. Manufactured by Joseph Whitworth & Co. Ltd, Manchester.

Whitworth Lathe Components

self-acting sliding, surfacing and screw-cutting foot lathe by J. Whitworth & Co. of Manchester, c.1876

J. Whitworth & Co. Lathe

circa 1876
Whitworth lathe, J. Whitworth and Co, Manchester No. 765, c. 1860

Whitworth lathe

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

Early Whitworth 6" lathe

Whitworth end measuring machine, painted red, the headstock is engraved No 91, 1897.

Whitworth end measuring machine

1897
Whitworth workshop measuring machine, capable of measuring to 1/40000 inch

Measuring Machine

1871
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
Whitworth 5" lathe, 1843

Whitworth 5" lathe, 1843

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

decimal micrometer

1857
box of gauges, with spanners and a tool piece separate. manufactured by Whitworth

Box of Gauges with Spanners and a Tool Piece

Box of standardised screw threads. Manufactured by Joseph Whitworth & Co.

Box of Standardised Screw Threads

Engraving of Whitworth's Patent Self Acting Boring and Drilling machine

Patent Self Acting Boring and Drilling Machine

1833-57
Flat-bed knitting machine by Joseph Whitworth and Company Limited, England, 1846.

Flat Bed Knitting Machine

1846
Machine tools and spares; includes springs, nuts and bolts. Manufactured by Joseph Whitworth and Company Limited.

Machine Parts made by Joseph Whitworth and Company Limited