Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production

This class includes: - manufacture of textile machinery e.g.: • machines for preparing, producing, extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile fibres, materials or yarns • machines for preparing textile fibres e.g.: cotton gins, bale breakers, garnetters, cotton spreaders, wool scourers, wool carbonisers, combs, carders, roving frames • spinning machines • machines for preparing textile yarns e.g.: reelers, warpers and related machines • weaving machines (looms), including hand looms • knitting machines • machines for making knotted net, tulle, lace, braid etc. - manufacture of auxiliary machines or equipment for textile machinery: • dobbies, jacquards, automatic stop motions, shuttle changing mechanisms, spindles and spindle flyers etc. - manufacture of textile printing machinery - manufacture of machinery for fabric processing: • machinery for washing, bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile fabrics • manufacture of machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics - manufacture of laundry machinery: • ironing machines, including fusing presses • commercial washing and drying machines • dry-cleaning machines - manufacture of sewing machines, sewing machine heads and sewing machine needles (whether or not for household use) - manufacture of machines for producing or finishing felt or non-wovens - manufacture of leather machines: • machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather • machinery for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins, leather or fur skins

This class excludes: - manufacture of paper or paperboard cards for use on jacquard machines, see 1709 - manufacture of domestic washing and drying machines, see 2750 - manufacture of calendaring machines, see 2819 - manufacture of machines used in bookbinding, see 2829