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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.
  • Engineering: a Cornish steam engine used for pumping water in London.
  • 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.