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General view of a large printing room in a cotton mill, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA, 20th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail
Doubling frame in a large woollen mill, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA, early 20th century(?). Stereoscopic card. Detail
Spinning room, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, late 19th or early 20th century(?). Artist: Keystone View CompanySpinning room, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, late 19th or early 20th century(?). Winding bobbins with woollen yarn for weaving. Stereoscopic card. Detail
The Combing Work, c1750(?). Textile workers combing or carding wool
Feeding silkworms, 18th century(?). The Manner of Placing the Leaves on Scaffolds and Shelves to Feed Silkworms
Fabric printing during the reign of Louis XVI of France, 18th century (1882-1884). Artist: J GuillaumeFabric printing during the reign of Louis XVI of France, 18th century (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume III, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine
The Art of Weaving, relief on the Duomo, Florence, Italy, mid 14th century (1925). Artist: GiottoThe Art of Weaving, relief on the Duomo, Florence, Italy, mid 14th century (1925). One of the reliefs on the campanile of the Cathedral of Florence
Egyptian weavers, c3000 BC (1930). From a painting in the Hypogeum of Beni-Hassan. A print from A History of Tapestry, by WG Thomson, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1930
Spinning cotton, Japan, 1904. A print from Japan, its History, Arts and Literature, Volume V, by Captain F Brinkley, TC and EC Jack, 34 Henrietta Street, London WC2 and Edinburgh, 1904
The Chintz Printing Room, Merton Abbey Mills, London, 1899. Merton Abbey Mills was acquired in 1881 by the artist and textile designer William Morris
Cotton wharves, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, early 20th century. Cotton bales on the Elder Dempster Co SS Wharf in New Orleans
Chinese silk weaving, 20th century
Woman working in the silk industry, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)
Female factory worker, Moscow, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)
Weaving Irish linen, Lurgan, Armagh, 1936. Artist: FoxWeaving Irish linen, Lurgan, Armagh, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)
Shawl weavers, Kashmir, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodShawl weavers, Kashmir, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card
Weaving at Spitalfields, London, 1747 (1894). From Hogarths Industry and Idleness series. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition
Carding, Drawing, and Roving, 19th century. Artist: J CarterCarding, Drawing, and Roving, 19th century. Scene in a Victorian textiles factory with looms powered by steam
Loading a cotton steamer, c1880. Cotton is loaded onto a paddle steamer. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York)
A cotton chute, United States, c1880. Cotton is loaded onto a paddle steamer. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris)
The factories of the Singer Manufacturing Company, c1880. The Cabinet Works, Govan, Glasgow; factory at Glasgow; factory at South Bend, Indiana; factory at Elizabethport, New Jersey
Camperdown linen works, Dundee, c1880. A famous chimney known as Coxs Stack can be seen in the distance. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I
Block printers at work, c1880. Using blocks to print fabric. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
A German spinning school, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Clarks Anchor Thread Works, Paisley, Scotland, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
The spinning mule, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
A cotton plantation, c1880. Slavery was officially abolished in the United States in 1865. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London)
The Slubbing-Billy, c1880. A machine for drawing out and twisting a strand of silk or other yarn in preparation for spinning
The Treadle spinning wheel, c1880. Artist: RCThe Treadle spinning wheel, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Scutching mill, c1880. Preparing flax fibres by beating them. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Interior of the weaving shed, St Leonards factory, Dunfermline, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York)
Cotton plant, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Bobbin and fly frame, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Hand-scutchers at work, c1880. The dressing of flax fibres by beating them. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York)
The stocking frame, c1880. Textiles worker using a mechanical knitting machine. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris)
The Salt statue at Bradford, c1880. Sir Titus Salt (1803-1876) discovered a method of blending alpaca wool with cotton and silk
Net loom in the Stuarts factory, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Thomas Highs spinning jenny, (c1880). Highs (1718-1803) invented a version of the spinning jenny. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin
Llamas, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Richard Arkwright, 18th century British industrialist and inventor, (1836). Artist: James PosselwhiteRichard Arkwright, 18th century British industrialist and inventor, (1836). Arkwright (1732-1792) was the inventor of textile manufacturing machinery which included the first practical means of
Visit of the Queen and Prince Albert to the Linen Hall, Belfast, c1850s, (c1888). Queen Victoria and her husband on a visit to Ireland
Weaving looms, 19th century. Dickinsons 37-inch reed space loom, Platts power loom for plain weaving
Samuel Morley, abolitionist, political radical, and statesman, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & GalpinSamuel Morley, abolitionist, political radical, and statesman, c1890. Morley (1809-1886) was the owner of a large and profitable woollen manufacturing business which employed thousands of workers in
Samuel Morley, MP, industrialist and politician, 1882. Artist: Lock & WhitfieldSamuel Morley, MP, industrialist and politician, 1882. Morley (1809-1886) was the owner of a large and profitable woollen manufacturing business which employed thousands of workers in the East
The Weaver, 16th century, (1870). Artist: Jost AmmanThe Weaver, 16th century, (1870). A wood engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London, 1870)
Dr Cartwright, 19th century. Artist: J ThomsonDr Cartwright, 19th century. Edmund Cartwright (1743-1823) was a British clergyman and inventor of the power loom. He was a clergyman of the Church of England and lived at Marnham in Nottinghamshire
Sir Titus Salt, British manufacturer and benefactor, 19th century. Artist: W HollSir Titus Salt, British manufacturer and benefactor, 19th century. Portrait of Bradford businessman Salt (1803-1876) who built Saltaire, a new industrial community
Spinning Wheel, c1890. Artist: Charles GillotSpinning Wheel, c1890. Illustration from the the booklet Au Japon, Types, Costumes & Moeurs, (Paris, c1890)
