Textiles: a cotton spinning wheel. Engraving by Eastgate.

A woman sits spinning at a spinning wheel. Wood engraving.

Textiles: a spinning wheel and a stocking machine. Engraving by T. Jefferys.

Textiles: a cotton spinning wheel, a stove, and two insects. Engraving by A. Bell.

Spinners and stocking makers: interior view, a spinning wheel and a stocking machine. Engraving.

Textiles: a spinning wheel (top), making the design (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: silk weaving, equipment using spinning wheel. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

A young Irish woman working at a spinning wheel. Engraving by Francis Holl after F.W. Topham.

Elevations of a spinning-wheel used in the making of gold thread. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

Textiles: spinning wheel with various components used in the making of gold thread. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

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[An] Account of the journey-men weavers grateful congratulation of the Rev. Dr. Swift dean of St. Patrick's safe arrival, with his kind answer, and bounty to their corporation. Sep. the 5th 1726.

The Spinning wheel's garland. Containing five excellent new songs. Song I. The spinning wheel. Song II. Davie's answer. Song III. The munster-man's praise of the north-country girl. Song IV. The loyal lover. Song V. A new love song. Song VI. Grace nugin. Licens'd and enter'd according to order.

Munster juggy preferr'd or an answer to Molly Mogg of the rose. By Shane-Baune Mac-Dermot.

The true and genuine declarations of [Mr.] Richard Johnston and John Porter, who were executed near Stevens-Green, on Saturday the 12th day of Dec. 1730. for the murder of Patrick Murphy, a salter of beef and herrings, at the union on Temple-Bar, early on Wednesday Morning, the 21st of October last.

Proposals for a publick coinage of Copper Half-Pence and Farthings in the Kingdom of Ireland, of the copper ore or mine thereof, for the Common Benefit, both of the Crown and Nation, to the increase of 254297 pound ster. of gold and silver specie. By James Maculla Pewterer and artifices in Metals.

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[An] Account of the journey-men weavers grateful congratulation of the Rev. Dr. Swift dean of St. Patrick's safe arrival, with his kind answer, and bounty to their corporation. Sep. the 5th 1726.

The Spinning wheel's garland. Containing five excellent new songs. Song I. The spinning wheel. Song II. Davie's answer. Song III. The munster-man's praise of the north-country girl. Song IV. The loyal lover. Song V. A new love song. Song VI. Grace nugin. Licens'd and enter'd according to order.

Munster juggy preferr'd or an answer to Molly Mogg of the rose. By Shane-Baune Mac-Dermot.

The true and genuine declarations of [Mr.] Richard Johnston and John Porter, who were executed near Stevens-Green, on Saturday the 12th day of Dec. 1730. for the murder of Patrick Murphy, a salter of beef and herrings, at the union on Temple-Bar, early on Wednesday Morning, the 21st of October last.

Proposals for a publick coinage of Copper Half-Pence and Farthings in the Kingdom of Ireland, of the copper ore or mine thereof, for the Common Benefit, both of the Crown and Nation, to the increase of 254297 pound ster. of gold and silver specie. By James Maculla Pewterer and artifices in Metals.

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[An] Account of the journey-men weavers grateful congratulation of the Rev. Dr. Swift dean of St. Patrick's safe arrival, with his kind answer, and bounty to their corporation. Sep. the 5th 1726.

The Spinning wheel's garland. Containing five excellent new songs. Song I. The spinning wheel. Song II. Davie's answer. Song III. The munster-man's praise of the north-country girl. Song IV. The loyal lover. Song V. A new love song. Song VI. Grace nugin. Licens'd and enter'd according to order.

Munster juggy preferr'd or an answer to Molly Mogg of the rose. By Shane-Baune Mac-Dermot.

Proposals for a publick coinage of Copper Half-Pence and Farthings in the Kingdom of Ireland, of the copper ore or mine thereof, for the Common Benefit, both of the Crown and Nation, to the increase of 254297 pound ster. of gold and silver specie. By James Maculla Pewterer and artifices in Metals.