Height Collection (page 7)

Duplex self-acting lathe, heavy pattern. Height of centres 12 inches

Self-acting sliding and screw-cutting lathe, heavy pattern. Height of centres 12 inches

Self-acting sliding and surfacing lathe. Height of centres 10 inches

Slide lathe arranged for grinding. Height of centres 7 inches

Self-acting lathe with treadle motion and complete set of tools. Height of centres 6 inches

Surfacing lathe with dividing motion and apparatus for cutting wheels. Height of centres 30 inches

Hand break lathe, heavy pattern. Height of centres 18 inches

Hand break lathe, light pattern. Height of centres 15 inches

Special lathe for making tools for cartridge machinery. Height of centres 8.5 inches

Hand lathe with capstan rest. Height of centres 8.5 inches

Hand lathe, light pattern. Height of centres, 15 inches

Hand lathe, heavy pattern. Height of centres 7 inches

Single-speed hand lathe, light pattern. Height of centres 7 inches

Hand lathe with treadle motor, light pattern. Height of centres 6 inches

A cable car in the Austrian mountains
View of a cable car somewhere in the Austrian mountains. Date: 1953

LCC- MFB horse drawn escape cart and ladder drill
London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark SE1, with firefighters taking part in escape ladder drill, using an extension ladder to gain additional height

MFB (London) station ladder drill
Metropolitan firefighters taking part in ladder drill. Both large ladders are wheel escapes and the ladder on the right has an extension to give it additional height

LFB Southwark fire station and Brigade HQ, SE1
View of the headquarters building of the London Fire Brigade with an extended turntable ladder on the right. The site was developed in 1911 when the present Southwark fire station was opened

LCC-LFB Merryweather Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder
The Magirus 100 foot turntable ladder being demonstrated at the Brigade headquarters, Lambeth. Showing the full working height of the TL, reaching the 9th floor of the drill tower

Lunardis new balloon
Lunardis New Balloon, with vignettes depicting its making, filling, ascending, at its height, and descending. 1785

How she grows

National Savings - Growth up to 1945
See how your Savings Certificates have grown already The healthy growth of value of National Savings plotted against a growing boy. Date: 1945

Flight 41: Orville flying to the left at a height of about 60 feet; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1905 Sept. 29

Side view of flight 45, Orville flying to the left at a considerable height; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1905 Oct. 3

John C. Heenan, Champion of the World. (The Benicia Boy.) Born in West Troy, New York, May 2 1835, Height 6 feet 1 1/2 inches, Fighting weight from 185 to 195 lbs

John Ennis. The Celebrated Pedestrian. Born at Richmond Harbour, County Longford, Ireland, June 4th 1842. Height 5 ft. 8 ins. Weight 150 lbs

The wives of the military
" The wives of the military" -- two ladies of contrasting stature (and possibly contrasting social stature!) stand talking about their husbands, both away at war. Silhouette by H L Oakley

Summit of the Ballon D alsace, Vosges, France
An early airship (the Adjudant-Reau )passing the Monument of Joan of Arc, built on the summit of the Ballon D alsace - one of the most famous summits in the Vosges mountains

Washington D. C. USA - Story Puget Sound Bank Building and New National Bank of Tacoma Building. Date: circa 1910s

Lowering the life boats
A diagram showing life boats from the Titanic being lowered to the water. The distance is compared to the height of a city office block

Afgican Pygmies
African Pygmies of the Mbuti Tribe from the Ituri Tribe Date: circa 1910s

Spain - Sevilla - Calle Sierpes ( Serpent Street ). In the spring and throughout the summer, awnings are placed at the height of the roof over the street

Wilmington Giants Foot
The right foot of the Wilmington Long Man (or giant), cut in the chalk on the South Downs, England. It is about 230 feet in height. Date: 1930s

Eastbourne Beach
The beach and promenade at Eastbourne, Sussex, England, looking very packed, at the height of the summer season. Date: 1950s

Looking West up Wall Street - New York, USA
The Financial center of the World ! Looking West up Wall Street, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1930s

New York - The Syndicate Building or Park Row Building. The tallest office building in the world for nine years. Date: circa 1899

Measuring a childs height. Artist: Helen Jackson. Genre image entitled As High as Ones Heart Date: circa 1910

Nanny with five children all in a line
Just a Line - a play on this phrase as meaning both a jotted note to a friend (the postcard) and the image on the card, showing nanny, with a line of five children, in decreasing height order

Morocco - High Jump Competition
French Troops based in Morocco take part in an athletics competition. This card shows the high jump (from a standing start) competition in full flow

John Hassall. The ambuscade (1910)
The Ambuscade -- three schoolboys throw snowballs at another schoolboy from a great height. 1910

View down from the top of the Eiffel Tower
Looking straight down from the top of the Eiffel Tower - not the best position for a photographer with vertigo! Date: circa 1910s

English Archers
English bowmen of the period of Edward IV : their bows - preferably of yew - were not less unbent than a mans height. A skilled bowman could reach 220 yards/metres. Date: 1482

Lake Lucerne with Jesuit church and Pilatus mountain
A view of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, with the Jesuit church in the foreground and the Pilatus mountain in the background (height 2132 metres). Date: circa 1940

Lake Lucerne with the Rigi mountain, Switzerland
A view of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, with the Rigi mountain in the background (height of 1800 metres). Date: circa 1940

Costume / Sem 1901
Depicted in caricature actress Liane de Pougy illustrates the current silhouette with extra height suggested by the plumed picture hat & trained skirt. A white feather boa is also worn Date: 1901

Social / Terrasse Cafe 20C
People at tables on the terrace of a cafe in Paris at the height of the season Date: 1906

Feu Follet (Richard)
The abbe Richard, in a French churchyard, is startled by a huge flame-like feu follet which reaches 3-4 metres in height, probably caused by a decomposing corpse Date: 2 July 1750

Cows on the slopes of the Jungfrau, in the Swiss Alps
View of the Jungfrau, in the Swiss Alps. Its altitude is 4166 metres -- fortunately for the cows, they are slightly lower down the slopes. Date: circa 1956

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