Inches Collection (#11)

RMS Titanic - photograph of icebergs, Atlantic Ocean
RMS Titanic - Hutchinson Archive - original photograph of icebergs at the Titanic wreck site. 5.5 x 3.5 inches

Vantile Mack, the Infant Lambert, or the Giant Baby!! 7 years old. Weighs 257 pounds! Measures 61 inches around the chest!! 36 inches around the leg!! With his Mother, only 24 years of age

Four British Stokes Mortars, used during WW1
Four British Stokes Mortars, used during the First World War. From left to right, they measure 3, 4, 3 and 6 inches respectively

British artillery at Gallipoli WWI
Territorial gunners, from the 4th Glasgow Battery detached from 52nd Division, at Suvla firing a 5 inches Howitzer

Robert Hales, the Norfolk Giant, 1851
Engraving showing Robert Hales (1813 or 1820-1863), also known as the Norfolk Giant, who was reportedly seven foot six inches tall and weighed 33st, pictured in London, 1851

Advertisement for a Rudge Coventry Rotary Tandem Tricycle, 1
Advertisement showing the Coventry Rotary Tandem, built by D. Rudge & Co. of Coventry, 1885. An example of this machine, it was claimed, had travelled over 230 miles on roads with 2 inches of mud

Largest Gorilla Ever
This huge ape, five feet five inches high, measures a distance of over eight feet from finger to finger; the largest ever captured at this time

Susi - having her height measured - just over ten inches. 1950s

Alice Coachman at 1948 Olympic Games
Alice Coachman (USA) wins the High Jump and breaks the Olympic record with a jump of 5 feet 6 inches. Date: 1948

Henry Blacker, Giant
HENRY BLACKER of Cuckfield, 2.23 metres (7 feet four inches) tall Date: 1724 - ?

The Village, Knossington, England
The Village, Knossington, near Oakham, Leicestershire, England. The photograph (which is about 4.5 inches x 6.5) may possibly be the owners/staff of the shop in later years (probably 1950s or 60s)

Scouts of 4th Nadi Troop at camp, Fiji, South Pacific
Scouts of the 4th Nadi Troop at camp, Fiji, South Pacific. The floor of each hut is raised 18 inches above the ground. This troop won the camp competition

Scouts at 5th Nadi camp, Fiji, South Pacific. The floor of each hut is raised 18 inches above the ground

WWI American trench fighting dagger
First World War American trench fighting dagger. Blade is marked US LF&C 1917 together with its green leather scabard. Triangular section blade is 9 inches long. Firearms & Equipment

Liberty shawl
Shawl in Liberty colourings from their own works at Merton Abbey. Georgette ground with embossed design in velvet, hand coloured

Liberty silk shawl
Silk shawl hand printed at Liberty & Cos own works at Merton Abbey. Reproduction of an old Indian design, 56 inches square, including fringe, costing 2, 17 shillings and sixpence. Date: 20th century

Height measurement of LFB applicant
An LFB applicant has his height measured by a senior instructor, Station Officer Butt. The brigade minimum is 5 feet 7 inches in stockinged feet

Chest measurement of LFB applicant
An LFB applicant has his chest measured by A D O Packer, commandant of the Training School. The brigade minimum is 36 inches with a two-inch expansion

World Famous Jack & Marion Skyscraper Sandwich
The World Famous Jack & Marion Skyscraper Sandwich. Date: circa 1930

Gun boring machine. Height of centres 21 inches

Coil boring lathe. Height of centres 40 inches

Gun boring and finishing lathe. Height of centres 12 inches

Boring lathe. Height of centres 3 inches

Railway wheel turning lathe
Self-acting break lathe, arranged for boring large coils. Height of centres 40 inches

Self-acting break lathe. Height of centres 36 inches

Self-acting break lathe, light pattern. Height of centres 21 inches

Self-acting slide break lathe. Height of centres 18 inches

Self-acting gap lathe, light pattern. Height of centres 30 inches

Self-acting lathe with adjustable gap. Height of centres 10 inches

Self-acting lathe with fixed gap. Height of centres 10 inches

Self-acting lathe with fixed gap, light pattern. Height of centres 8.5 inches

Self-acting lathe with plain gap, light pattern. Height of centres 12 inches

Self-acting lathe with plain gap and filling up piece. Height of centres 6 inches

Self-acting lathe, light pattern, arranged for tapering. Height of centres 40 inches

Self-acting lathe with tapering motion, light pattern. Height of centres 21 inches

Self-acting lathe with two rests, heavy pattern. Height of centres 15 inches

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

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