Manchester, United Kingdom
Follow the machines and manufacturing processes connected with Manchester’s industrial history.
Collection ownership does not guarantee public display. The sections below distinguish museum-listed displays from other collection records. Check current access and exhibitions with the museum before travelling.
Specific galleries or display locations identified in the museum’s own catalogue.
Topic illustration · Ring spinning frame Museum catalogue object
Textiles Gallery
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Stephenson's Rocket Museum model; not an original full-size machine
Revolution Manchester
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
These objects are linked to the museum’s collections. Their current public display has not been confirmed.
Topic illustration · Roller mill Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Circular knitting machine Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Water frame Historical textile machine
The museum describes an Arkwright water frame dating to 1775 in its textile collection. The collection reference does not by itself confirm today’s display arrangements.
Topic illustration · Spinning mule Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Jacquard mechanism Historical weaving machine
The museum documents a loom made in Manchester in 1900 and used in Coventry for ribbon weaving, offering another surviving application of Jacquard control.
Topic illustration · Milling machine Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Grinding machine Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Automatic lathe Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Davy safety lamp Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Columbian press Historical printing press
The group catalogue records a Columbian press dating to about 1850, accession Y1973.39. Consult the catalogue for its museum and access details.
Topic illustration · Linotype machine Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Curta calculator Historical hand-held calculator
The collection records a 1959 Curta Type 2 cylindrical calculator, accession Y1987.141.
Topic illustration · Micrometer Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
Topic illustration · Electric iron Museum catalogue object
The institutional catalogue records this object. Its title and object type identify the scope of the surviving material; consult the record for provenance and access.
