Winding Machine Collection

Examining the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, after raising it, on board the Great Eastern, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Examining the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, after raising it, on board the Great Eastern, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Robert Dudley '...of the anxious group of men...handling

Paper Hair-cord Maker, c1802. Creator: Hokusai
Paper Hair-cord Maker, c1802

Manufacture of the Atlantic Submarine Cable, at Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s Works, East... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Atlantic Submarine Cable, at Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s Works, East Greenwich, [London], 1857. The firm has...undertaken to complete 1250 miles within a specified period...The

Silk Culture in China: preparing raw silk, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Silk Culture in China: preparing raw silk, 1857. When the worms have cast their several skins...they are removed...preparatory to their spinning

A Weaver's Workshop, 1652. Creator: Johannes Dircksz. van Oudenrogge
A Weaver's Workshop, 1652. Men warming themselves at the fire while a woman works in the background

Salmon-fishing on the River Tay: drawing in, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Salmon-fishing on the River Tay: drawing in, 1862. The Tay, which is the longest river in Scotland, is internationally renowned for its salmon fishing

The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus, 1480 / 1490. Creator: Unknown
The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus, 1480/1490

Three Courtesans Weaving Silk. Creator: Nishikawa Sukenobu
Three Courtesans Weaving Silk

Le Chevet de Notre-Dame, Le Matin, 1903. Creator: Unknown
Le Chevet de Notre-Dame, Le Matin, 1903. The Point of Notre-Dame, Morning. Man winding a winch on the River Seine, Paris. From " La Revue De L Art Ancien et Moderne" - Volume XIV

Fisherwomen winding yarn for nets, Malta, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Fisherwomen winding yarn for nets, Malta, c1928. Women using a traditional yarn winder. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928

An Outdoor Scene of Women at Work, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
An Outdoor Scene of Women at Work, (c1900). Women winding wool and using spinning wheels in Llangollen, north-east Wales. Print after a watercolour made late 18th-early 19th century by Julius Caesar

Winding Off Silk, c1600, (1903). From Social England, Volume IV, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

Prisoners making Hemp Rope at Billbid Prison, Manila, Philippines, c1900. The Bilibid Prison, Manila, Philippines known as Carcel y Presidio Correccional (Correctional Jail and Military Prison)

The Worsted Winder, 1805. Artist: William Henry Pyne
The Worsted Winder, 1805. A woman winding worsted thread onto bobbins ready for lace making. From The Costume of Great Britain by William Henry Pyne. (London, 1805)

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