William Jackson Small scale manufacturer who stuck to the principle of the swivel hook for many years was William Jackson. Jackson was a Yorkshire engineer who took out his first patent in 1859, his machine used a rotating hook mechanism copied from Wheeler & Wilson.

The thin bobbin was held in a recess in the shuttle disc by a ring similar to the W&W curved needle machine. The hook itself was a much simpler and cruder device and there was no brush to retain the loop when released by rotating the hook. To remedy this, Jackson's patent refers to a "spring wire" (W) to keep the thread taut when the loop is closed.

Jackson went on to patent several improvements in boot and shoe sewing machines. In 1867, he had a shop in Eaton Square, Pimlico, London, where he marketed a domestic manual machine using the ideas of his 1859 patent.

This retained the 'spring wire' to keep the thread taut. It was not a success and James Weir bought the remaining shares around 1870 to sell through his office. Very few have survived.

the shuttle is present

Dimensions 35cm x 28 cm x 22cm