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1922 British Mt Everest Expedition - Norton and Mallory1922 British Mount Everest Expedition - Major Edward " Teddy" F. Norton (1884-1954) and George Herbert Leigh Mallory (1886-1924) at nearly 27, 000 feet. Date: 1922
Albrecht Durers RhinocerosAn Indian rhinoceros, is the largest of the Asian species, as depicted by Albrecht Durer. It has a thick, dark grey hide, which folds like armour
Colchester Railway Station - G. E. R. Express TrainColchester Railway Station - G.E.R. Express Train Date: circa 1903
Piano playingA small boy sits at a piano and practises his scales conscientiously
Cat Stealing HerringsA naughty cat stealing fresh Margate herrings off a barrow!
Justice as depicted on a Tarot cardComtesse de Segur, nee Sophie Rostopchine, French writer, born in Russia, best known for Les Malheurs de Sophie, first published 1859
Map of Persia (Iran) - all place names in their Latin form. The ancient realms of Assyria, Babylonia Date: 1807
Art Deco Bathroom SuiteA stylish, typically geometrical Art Deco bathroom suite, where even the weighing scales are made to match
Young Nut Seller & Fish SellerA Young Turkish vendor of nuts and a fish seller with a large round basket on his head
Saint MichaelSAINT MICHAEL, the warrior angel, has weighed the devil in his scales and found him wanting; so now he raises his sword to slay him. Alas, Satan will not stay dead
Range of bakery tools and ingredientsA range of bakery tools and ingredients, including a pair of scales, a bucket, a sieve, mixing paddles and a sack of flour
Swedish Peasant InteriorSwedish peasant interior, with tapestries, ornamental crockery, decorated chests, a loom, a grandfather clock and a cat
Cyprinus carpio, or Common Carp. Date: 1879
Japanese masonry Dragon. Date: circa 1910s
1930s woman cooking in her kitchenA woman stands at a kitchen pantry or dresser trying out new recipes. Attached to the work service is a hand operated meat mincer. Date: c.1930
Tarot Card 8 - La Justice (Justice)
Saint Brendan / WhaleSAINT BRENDAN Irish religious and traveller who starred in a popular legend in which he encountered a giant whale Date: 484 - 577
Chinese Pharmacy 1864Traditional Chinese dispensaries have changed little over time. Herbs are weighed out in daily doses, and patients receive bags of herbs to last the treatment. Date: 1864
Canada - Ojibwa Girl cleaning the catchThe Ojibwa is the largest group of Native American peoples north of Mexico. They are equally divided between the United States and Canada
Justice PersonifiedJustice holding scales to symbolise even-handedness, stability and equality
Coral SnakeLatin name: Elaps Corallinus
Camillus opposes a treaty with the GaulsMarcus Furius Camillus, Roman consul, opposes making a treaty with the Gauls
Susi - with bathroom scales. 1950s
London Fire Brigade despatch rider at nightThe badge of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, the design adopted at the 1906 congress held in Copenhagen. Depicts the figure of justice with scales and rising sun motif behind
Musical Terms Up To Date - Running Down the Scales An altercation between a market barrow boy and a irate smart lady shopper regarding the setting (and accuracy)
Old Bailey DomeThe dome of the Old Bailey, topped by the magnificent gold statue of Justice, holding a sword in one hand and weighing scales in the other. Date: early 1930s
Georgia - Tbilisi - Mercer (selling Grapes)Georgia - Tbilisi - Kinto or Mercer (selling Grapes)
The Provision Shop. A General Grocers store selling rabbits, turkeys, chops, butter and tinned foods
Bullion Office. Bank of England. Balance for DollarsEngraving of weighing scales invented by Mr Bate for weighing dollars not exceeding 72 lbs 2 oz troy
Bullion Office. Bank of England. Balance for Bar GoldEngraving of a heavy duty set of weighing scales with central pillars for weighing bars of gold. A bar of gold is on one side of the balances, the weights on the other
Bullion Office. Bank of England. Balance for Bar SilverEngraving of fine weighing scales for bars of silver, with a bar of silver on one side of the scales and the weights on the other
JUSTICE CLEANED UPCleaning up British Justice
LibraThe Constellation Libra
Woman and vegetable stall, East End of LondonWoman selling vegetables from a stall in a market in Londons East End. The prices are in old currency, with D for penny. Date: circa 1950s
Secondary period syphilis symptoms on the body. Maculated erythema on the torso after mercury treatment 1, and papular erythema before treatment 2. Chromolithograph by T. Sinclaire from Freeman J
Cartoon, Louis Engel and Alexander HendersonCartoon, Mr Louis Engel (musician and music critic) and Mr Alexander Henderson (theatre owner and director) - I ll have my bond! (A reference to Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.) 1885
Tarot Card 15 - Le Diable (The Devil). Date: 20th century
Silver bream fish on ice in the fish market at CiutedellaSilver freshly-caught sea bream fish on ice in the fish market at Ciutedella, Menorca, Spain. Date: 2005
La Balance (Scales), Scorpion
Cherries, Fourpence a Pound! Cries of London
Tunisia - a trader in a shops in the medina of TunisTunisia - a fantastic photographic portrait of a trader in a shop in the medina of Tunis. Possibly a fruit seller? Date: circa 1908
Turkey. Constantinople. The Sehzade MosqueOttoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Exterior view of the Sehzade Mosque, 16th century. Ottoman era mosque located in the Fatih district
RMS Lusitania - bronze trench art, WW1RMS Lusitania - extremely rare WW1 bronze trench art souvenir related to the sinking of the original Lusitania. She was sunk a mile east of Folkestone gate by German submarine U5
Mrs Gammon the Grocer's Wife
Turkey. Constantinople. The Sehzade Mosque. EngravingOttoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Exterior view of the Sehzade Mosque, 16th century. Ottoman era mosque located in the Fatih district
Advert,s Moss, Druggist and Chemist, CheltenhamAdvert,s Moss, Druggist, Operative & Experimental Chemist, High Street, Cheltenham. Date: 1826
Ancient Egypt. Judgement of the Dead. Book of the Death. Funerary papyri. 3rd-1st BC. Egyptian Museum. Turin. Italy
Members of British Equity campaigning with bannerMembers of British Equity campaigning with a banner outside the Spanish Embassy in London, 4 August 1978. They include (left to right) John Barron (union President), Robert Morley, Paul Eddington