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Saw used by Samuel Crompton

1750-1770

Cast steel pressure cooker by A. Kendrick & Sons, 1885-1895.

1885-1895

Model of a Power Loom for Plain Weaving

1857

12"tenon saw by Spear & Jackson

1926

5/8" small skew-rabbit plane

1882-1908

Moulding plane, ogee type by Panton; 1882-1908.

1882-1908

5/8" mortice chisel by James Cam.

'Ideal' chain stitch sewing machine with lid

Single-Cylinder Drop Valve Engine, c1900.

1867-1933

Self aligning double row radial bearing

1910-1911

A 1/2" tongue-forming plane for boards.

1865-1888

7/8" gouge by I. Battie, European, 1950-1960.

1950-1960

Beechwood jack, or roughing plane

1863-1872
Child's chain stitch Singer model 20 sewing machine first introduced in 1910.

Child's chain stitch Singer model 20 sewing machine first in

1910-1950
Willcox and Gibbs overlocker sewing machine, double chain stitch type, treadle operated, complete with instruction manual, c. 1920

Willcox and Gibbs overlocker sewing machine

1920
1 - 1/2" firmer chisel by Ward.

1 - 1/2" firmer chisel by Ward.

1803-1860
Citroen double herringbone spur wheel (65 teeth) with pinion (13 teeth)

Citroen double herringbone spur wheel

1922
A spoke shave, boxwood with 2- 3/4" wide blade.

A spoke shave, boxwood with 2- 3/4" wide blade.

1830-1860
1/2" firmer chisel by Thomas Ibotson & Co.

1/2" firmer chisel by Thomas Ibotson & Co.

3/8" mortice chisel by James Cam

3/8" mortice chisel by James Cam

3/4" gouge by Moseley.

3/4" gouge by Moseley.

Unknown
5/8" front bent spoon bit gouge, by Ward.

5/8" front bent spoon bit gouge, by Ward.

Shoemakers lockstitch sewing machine, plus bobbin winder and box of attachments, made by the Howe Machine Company, New York, United States, 1881-1890.

Shoemakers lockstitch sewing machine

1881-1890
12-inch diameter series 'O' Gilkes' Francis Turbine (4.2 bhp on nett working fall of 5 ft. using 570 cubic ft of water per minute; 270 rpm), with suspension bearing, steel countershaft, and hand operating gear for working guide-blades. Developed by James Bicheno Francis, it became widely accepted as the best for heads of water up to 50 m. Manufactured by Gilbert Gilkes & Co., Kendal, Cumbria, England, 1924.

Francis Turbine, 1924

1924
Viking Husqvarna 8010 sewing machine, partially sectioned 1968; complete with seam formers and cams so as to form 32 different seam patterns, c.1960s.

Viking Husqvarna 8010 sewing machine, 1960s.

1960-1968
Hand net-braiding machine by Helyer Bridport, Dorset, England, 1865-1875, based on a design by James Paterson.

Net-making machine, c 1870

1865-1875
Cup type sewing machine for seaming fully fashioned stockings.

Cup type sewing machine

Yarn drawing machine, 1928.

Yarn drawing machine

1928
Pitch chain and sprocket for use with pedal cycles and other machines, c. 1883 mounted on a wooden stand. Note attached: "possibly part of object BOS or RTO": 31/07/2007.

Pitch chain and sprocket for use with pedal cycles and other machines

One of 42 sub-main clad cubicle style switches from the power supply room of Senate House, University of London.

One of 42 sub-main clad cubicle style switches from the power supply room of Senate House

1930-1939
1" firmer chisel by Thos. Ibbotson;

1" firmer chisel by Thos. Ibbotson;

Unknown
Cross cut saw by Henry Disston and Son, 16 t.i.p.; c. 1864

Cross cut saw by Henry Disston and Son

Essex miniature chain stitch sewing machine, 1945-1955.

Essex miniature chain stitch sewing machine, 1945-1955.

1945-1955
A saw blade for a tension saw having 17 1/4" fixing centres and 10 t.p.i. made by Wheatman & Smith

Saw blade for a tension saw having 17 1/4" fixin

Unknown
Four carpenter's rasps without handles by Lockwood Bros.Wing, Spear of Sheffield and T Makin & Son

Four carpenter's rasps without handles by Lockwood Bros.Wing

Unknown
Two hollowing irons in wood blocks, maker unknown.

Two hollowing irons in wood blocks, maker unknown.

Unknown
3/4" gouge, by Ward.

3/4" gouge, by Ward.

1803-1860
One smoothing Plane.

One smoothing Plane

Pfaff type 463-34/01 all-electric lock stitch lightweight sewing unit, complete with micro processor control box by Efka.

Pfaff type 463-34/01 all-electric lock stitch lightweight sewing unit

Carter's improved high speed type bench braiding machine, fitted with 16 patent Speedway carriers for carrying cheese of yarn on cardboard tubes, on cast iron stand with a sample of braiding and cable braiding in progress.

Carter's Improved High Speed Type Bench Braiding Machine.

7 cwt. "Admiralty Plan" cast-steel anchor, unsigned, c.1901

'Admiralty Plan' Anchor

1901
Encased Pelton wheel, the 'Hector' water motor No. 2, with stop valve and driving pulley, manufactured by Percy Pitman, Bosbury and Ledbury, Herefordshire, England, 1903.

Small Pelton Wheel Turbine, 1903

1903