Measurement Collection (page 4)

Stone pillar indicating height above sea level
This stone pillar on the South Downs, near Seaford, East Sussex, England, is an Ordnance Survey bench mark, indicating the exact height above sea level

Egyptian Sundial
A primitive SUN DIAL, still used in Upper Egypt, is simply a pole stuck in the ground, with stones marking the passage of its shadow and the time taken from one to next

GNOMON
The GNOMON of the ancient Babylonians : time is measured by how long it takes for the columns shadow to move from one point to the next

German Astro. Clock
Small astronomical clock made at Munich but now in the Victoria & Albert museum, London

Christmas card in the shape of kitchen scales, with a turkey on one side and a twenty pound weight on the other. Date: circa 1890s

Susi - with a lot of clocks. 1950s

French Railway Alphabet - N for Nivellement (levelling, surveying). 19th century

French Railway Alphabet - K for Kilogrammes (kilograms). 19th century

French Railway Alphabet - J for Jalons (milestones or markers). 19th century

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

Which is the tallest, by Hilda Cowham
Two small children attempt to measure their height, though it looks as if the little boy is giving himself some artificial help by standing on a book. Date: 1914

Old Sundial, The Castle, Cape Town, South Africa. Date: circa 1925

Greetings card in the shape of an hourglass. Date: circa 1890s

Clock - Three Graces by E M Flaconet - Marble and Bronze
The Three Graces by Etienne-Maurice Flaconet (1716-1791) from circa 1770 a clock made from white marble and gilt bronze Date: circa 1770

Find the Fault card No. 7 -- pocket watch. circa 1930s

Astronomicon. Engraving
Measuring the distance. Engraving in Astronomicon by Gaius Julius Hyginus. 1st century. Incunabula 283. Edition of 1485. Venice. Library of the University of Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Pascal, Blaise (1623-1662). Measuring the air pressure. Colo
Pascal, Blaise (1623-1662). French mathematician, physicist and philosopher. Measuring the air pressure. Colored engraving

Behind the face of Big Ben, Westminster, London. circa 1900s

Policewomen recruits measured for height, London
Policewomen recruits in civilian clothes being measured for height by a woman police officer (possibly Inspector Alice B Clayden). Another woman police officer watches from behind a desk

Woman police officer helmet, Stanley uniform, London
Aerial view of an early Metropolitan Police female officers helmet, part of the Stanley Uniform introduced in 1919. The helmet was made of cork and hard felt, with a large badge on the front

A Watch-Maker
A watch maker concentrating on his work; various clocks decorate his workshop Date: 1827

Anthropometric Measure
An anthropometric measurement is taken of a male suspect. Date: 1892

Pea Tenderometer
Testing the tenderness of peas for canning with a machine called a Tenderometer. A metal blade is forced through a central container and the scale records the measurement. Date: 1950s

Westminster Weights 1892
Official weights and measures are maintained at Westminster. Date: 1892

Instruments / Watch
Watch of American General Richard Montgomery with chain and seal Date: 18th Century

Harrisons Third
John Harrisons THIRD marine chronometer Date: 1740 - 1757

Seismograph on display, Selfridges, Oxford Street, London
Seismograph on display in the Information Bureau, on the third floor of Selfridges department store, Oxford Street, London, used for recording earthquakes. Date: circa 1932

British Clock Tower, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America
British Clock Tower, Retiro district, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America, renamed Torre Monumental in 1982. Date: circa 1930

Flat feet remedy, illustration by William Heath Robinson
A new method of curing flat feet and restoring the natural arch to the pedal extremities, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

Collectors card, architect at work. Date: early 20th century

WW2 birthday card, WaF
WW2 birthday card, two girls in WaF (Womens Auxiliary Air Force) uniform. A full measure of happiness on your birthday! Date: circa 1942

Taking a snow depth measurement - boreal forest after a heavy snowfall. Wildlife reserve Denezhkin Kamen - North Ural Mountains - Russia

Indicating scale, Leyland Metz fire engine
Indicating scale on a Leyland Metz fire engine, showing the elevation and extension of the adjustable ladder

New LFB recruit being measured for uniform
A new LFB recruit being measured for his uniform

Map with clocks at Baden Powell House, London
A modern map with clocks showing the time in different parts of the globe at Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London. Above it are the words: From All Corners of the Earth You Have Journeyed

Toda man, southern India
A Toda man, belonging to a small pastoral community living on the isolated Nilgiri plateau in southern India. Date: circa 1890s

How your body measurements should be taken 1924
American clothing catalogue, showing where you should measure yourself, for a womans bust, waist and hip line, and also for length of skirt

Listening In by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy sits on a chair, listening to the ticking of a pocket watch. Date: 1930

Cuttens pendulum recorder for psychical research
John Cuttens pendulum recorder (general view above, close-up below), for use in psychical research. This electronic device detects the movements of a pendulum which are recorded on the chart

Dorstone Sundial
An ancient sundial on the village green at Dorstone, Herefordshire, England. They must have been tall people in the good old days to have read the time by this!

Optimistic Sundial
An optimistic sundial on the side of a private house at South Holmwood, Surrey, England : Let others tell of storms and showers, I mark the sunny morning hours... Date: 19th century

Churchyard Sundial
An ancient sundial among the gravestones in the churchyard of Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England

A Stop Watch
A stop watch, used for timing the speed of races, etc. Date: 1980s

German Clockmakers
A young couple, cuckoo clock makers, photographed together outside with their clocks in front of a log store. Date: early 1930s

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

Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - The Assay Furnaces Date: circa 1910s

Turkish Coin Card, illustrating various small denominations of coin with their foreign exchange rates. Date: 1910

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