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Textiles: a spring pen-holder and parallel rule (above), a rack for stretching woollen fabric (below). Engraving by G. Gladwin after C. Varley.

Bridges: a temporary bridge for loading ships. Engraving by G. Gladwin after C. Varley.

Mechanics: a type of clamp. Engraving by G. Gladwin after C. Varley.

Textiles: a type of Jacquard card for silk weaving. Engraving by G. Gladwin after C. Varley.

A mechanism to enable an armless person to write with a pen by operating a treadle with the foot. Engraving by G. Gladwin after R. Cocking, ca. 1820.

Longitudinal section of the Boulton & Watt engine erected at the East London Water Works, Old Ford / Thomas Wicksteed ; G. Gladwin.

The London Institution, Moorfields: the interior of the lecture theatre, a demonstration in progress. Engraving by G. Gladwin after B. Dixie.

Technology: a door-closing mechanism: long section, cross-section, and details. Engraving by G. Gladwin after himself.

An engineering lathe mechanism: long section, cross-section, and details. Engraving by G. Gladwin after J. Clement.

Engineering: a chuck for a lathe, and a stopcock. Engraving by G. Gladwin after J. Clements.

Textiles: a specialized loom for embroidery. Engraving by G. Gladwin.

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Works from the collections

Mechanics: a type of clamp. Engraving by G. Gladwin after C. Varley.

Technology: a door-closing mechanism: long section, cross-section, and details. Engraving by G. Gladwin after himself.

Bridges: a temporary bridge for loading ships. Engraving by G. Gladwin after C. Varley.

Engineering: a chuck for a lathe, and a stopcock. Engraving by G. Gladwin after J. Clements.

Textiles: a specialized loom for embroidery. Engraving by G. Gladwin.

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Gladwin, George

Images from the collections

Images by Gladwin, George

Works from the collections

Mechanics: a type of clamp. Engraving by G. Gladwin after C. Varley.

Technology: a door-closing mechanism: long section, cross-section, and details. Engraving by G. Gladwin after himself.

Bridges: a temporary bridge for loading ships. Engraving by G. Gladwin after C. Varley.

Engineering: a chuck for a lathe, and a stopcock. Engraving by G. Gladwin after J. Clements.

Textiles: a specialized loom for embroidery. Engraving by G. Gladwin.

Frequent collaborators

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