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Handley Page Victor B1 XA930 taking off from HatfieldHandley Page Victor B1, XA930, taking off from Hatfield on 14 July 1960 at 190, 000lb all-up weight assisted by de Havilland Spectre rockets. Date: 1960
Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation PosterPoster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Spithead Air Ferry to and from the island, winter fare seven shillings and sixpence return, seven services daily
Living Room, Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, LondonLiving Room of 221B Baker Street, part of a Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, London, reconstructed by Michael Weight. Details included are Holmess pipe and his violin. Date: 1951
Welsh women road builders, South WalesA group of twenty Welsh women road builders in Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, holding their spades. They built the road to Hook in 1903-4 to facilitate transport to the colliery
Living Room, Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, LondonLiving Room of 221B Baker Street, part of a Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, London, reconstructed by Michael Weight. A dummy version of the man himself can be seen in the far window. Date: 1951
National Sporting ClubAn impression of a Monday evening at the National Sporting Club, the home of the " noble art". Fair-haired fly weight is Dick Inkles.Key to people in audience, p.78 of
Metric SystemApplications of the metric system to dimensions, weight and money
RICHARD BEAU NASH The dandy in his younger days when Beau was an appropriate sobriquet : later, alas, he put on weight, despite the health-giving waters of Bath
Largest horse in the worldThis horse, a Belgian stallion called Brooklyn Supreme was at one time the worlds largest horse, 19.2 hands high and 3, 200 pounds in weight. Date: 1930s
Victorian Scrap - Circus Elephant riding a Tricycle - A heavy weight. late 19th century
Carbine, Self-Loading, . 30 In M1M1. 30 in self-loading carbine, 1942 (c); General Motors Incorporated, Inland Division. Developed as a carbine for issue to second-line troops and officers
The Pain-Proof Man & Captain Ringman Jack - Ripley sArthur Plumhoff The Human Pincushion - The Pain-Proof Man (left) and Captain Ringman Jack, who lifted weights through holes through his breasts
Kensitas cigarettes advertisement - they re slimmingAdvertisement for Kensitas cigarettes advising that the best way to avoid eating between meals, gaining unslightly fat and avoiding the future shadow (that of a portly older woman)
Carrie Moore, The Sandow Girl on stageCarrie Moore (1883 - 1956), Australian singer and actress, as Peggy in The Dairymaids, at the Apollo. Date: 1906
Victorian Scrap, strong man with weights. circa 1880s
WW2 defence, illustration by William Heath RobinsonDefence during WW2 -- Stout members of the sixth column dislodge an enemy machine gun post on the dome of St Paul s, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J
Autocar Poster -- Voiturette race at Boulogne, FranceAutocar Poster -- Bablot driving a 3-litre Delage No.10 (left), chasing Boillots Peugeot, in the Voiturette race (for lightweight cars) at Boulogne, France. Date: 1911
Growth of the submarine by G. H. DavisThe growth of the submarine from 1901 to 1912. In chronological order, they are: 1901-2 Holland Class, 1903-5 A Class, 1904-6 B Class, 1906-9 C Class, 1911 D Class and 1912 E Class
Testing of a vacuum by weight / IMechE
Man under coal weighing machine, Llanerch CollieryA smartly dressed man (Herbert Saunders) standing under a coal weighing machine at Llanerch Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales
Carrying sacks of Coffee, santos, BrazilCarrying sacks of Coffee to be put on a ship at Santos, Brazil, South America. The total weight of the sacks is 302 kg!
Bullion Office. Bank of England. Chopper for Light SovereignEngraving of a mechanical chopper used to deface gold coins, which were under weight. In June 1842 the Bank of England recalled millions of gold sovereigns which through wear had lost weight
Chimneysweep / Mayhew 1864Back bent by the weight of his brushes, a young chimneysweep stands before the grate
Happy Families Playing Cards - Mr Strong the Weight Lifter. circa 1930s
Vignette illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- An early and interesting type of signal. Date: 1935
Susi - with bathroom scales. 1950s
Thessaloniki, Greece - Street Porter Date: circa 1916
Georgia - Tbilisi - Mercer (selling Grapes)Georgia - Tbilisi - Kinto or Mercer (selling Grapes)
The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Sovereign WeighiEngraving of elaborate machinery used for weighing gold coins, to ensure that the coins weight is exactly right. Members of the public are observing the process
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
Comic postcard, Plump woman sitting on man on beach Date: 20th century
Trinidad and Tobago - Pitch Lake at La Brea - Loading Pitch - British West Indies.. This particular truck has an M.G.W (Maximum Gross Weight) of 3 tonnes. Date: circa 1910s
Illustration by Louis Wain, showing cats as humans being weighed before a horse race. Date: 1901
Comic postcard, Putting on weight at the seaside Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman on the phone - reducing diet Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Plump woman and thin man in a rowing boat Date: 20th century
c. 1920s - Tom and Alice obese sideshow performersEarly 20th century vintage press photograph - Tom and Alice obese sideshow performers arriving in Los Angeles. Probably Alice Dunbar
Page of Victorian adverts - November 1895A variety of advertisements in The Illustrated Sporting Dramatic News dated November 1895. November 1895
Rifle, Bolt Action, Lee Enfield, . 303 In No 5 Mk ILee Enfield. 303 in No 5 Mk I bolt action rifle, 1944 (c); known as the Jungle Carbine; fitted with flash eliminator, sling swivels and a rubber cushion on the buttplate
Hanworth Air Park - 1932 - Graf Zeppelin D-LZ127The German airship Graf Zeppelin D-LZ127 at Hanworth Air Park conducting sight-seeing flights over London. On 18 August 1931, the German airship Graf Zeppelin (D-LZ127) visited Hanworth
A man carrying a huge roll of heavy material on his backA man stoops almost double as he carries a huge roll of heavy material on his back. Even under the weight he moves quickly through the back streets of Istanbul, Turkey 1984
Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach silhouette from Divine Youth seriesKarl Wilhelm Diefenbach silhouette from the Divine Youth series - a weightlifter. Date: 1911
Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat N212KA (msn D.902, ex BuAer 121528), fitted with a passenger compartment in the fuselage. This aircraft was destroyed on 12 December 1968 when the engine failed on take-off
Africa. Lower Congo woman - W. MeyerHistory of Africa. 19th century. Lower Congo woman. Engraving by W. Meyer. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre
RMS Carpathia, salvaged red octagonal floor tileRMS Carpathia, salvaged red patterned earthenware octagonal floor tile from an unknown location on the ship, approx. 0.875 (d) x 5.875 (w) x 6 inches (diameter)
RMS Titanic - Maria Robinson's locket and broochRMS Titanic - property of Maria Robinson, fiancee of Wallace Hartley, bandleader and violinist, who died in the disaster. A 9 carat rose gold small oval locket
Mrs Gammon the Grocer's Wife
Only A Penny, Try your weight, Sir? - fairground sceneOnly A Penny, Try your weight, Sir? - weighing machine in fairground scene Date: 1879