Measurement Collection (page 5)

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

Stone Talent weight of 3000 shekels
Found near the temple of Jerusalem, this stone weight of the peiod of King David was the equivalent of the weight of a silver talent of 3000 shekels

Microchiroptera (suborder), microbat
Photograph of the left side view of the skull of a microbat, measuring 4cm, with its relatively short snout and lower jaw

Orcaella brevirostris, Irrawaddy dolphin
Photograph of the dorsal view of the skull of an Irrawaddy dolphin

Chart of oceanic section, Tenerife to Sombrero
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Chart of oceanic section, Bermuda to Azores
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Chart of oceanic section, to St. Pauls Rocks

Chart of oceanic section, Tristan D Acunha to Cape of Good H
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Chart of oceanic section, Halifax, Bermuda
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Podogymnura truei, Mindanao gymnure
Ventral view of a male Mindanao gymnure skin specimen, collected from Mount Apo, Mindanao, Philippines

Metropolitan Police breathalyser equipment
Two Metropolitan Police officers with a piece of equipment called an Intoximeter 3000 at New Scotland Yard, London. One officer is blowing into a tube

Universal Ring Sundial
A Universal Ring Sundial, a French sundial which indicates the time by light passing through the pin hole onto a graduated ring parallel to the earths equator. Date: 18th century

Hydrological Equipment
Equipment used by the River Board Engineers on the River Ouse, near Skelton, Yorkshire, England, for hydrological surveys, including the rate of flow, measurement, etc. Date: 1960s

Metronome on a Piano
A metronome, used for counting time to music, sitting on a piano. Date: 1960s

Ornate Timepieces
Ornate 8-day timepieces from Mappin & Webb, London. Date: 1930

MODERN SUNDIAL
A little girl admires a modern garden sundial. Date: 1950s

Shock Proof Car Clock
A shock proof car clock (with luminous figures), which adheres to the dashboard by means of its rubber casing. Only 7 shillings and 9 pence from Harrods of London. Date: 1930s

Nuclear Computer 1973
Inspection of nuclear reactor fuel element components at Springfields Laboratories : Close-up of the computerised measurement of the grids. Date: 1973

Measuring an Earhquake
An initial measurement of a large earthquake being made on a monitor recording at an outstation near Blacknest, near Aldermaston. Date: August 1963

Imperial Measures
Standard Imperial measures at the base of the Wellington Column, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Date: 1950s

Thornton House Sundial
An ancient sundial in the grounds of Thornton House, the Wirral, Merseyside, the residence of Lord Leverhulme

Glove Wrist Watch
A fashionable young woman shows off her glove, which has a natty fitted wrist watch in it! Date: February 1933

Little girl on a birthday postcard
A little girl on a birthday postcard decorated with pink flowers and a sundial. Date: early 20th century

Renaissance Clock at Chartres Cathedral, France Date: circa 1910s

Boy repairing a clock -- Something Wrong with the Works

Roman Weights
Roman weights

Benson Watch Advert 1895
An advertisement for J.W. Bensons repeaters and chronographs. Date: 1895

Cuckoo Clock / Henry Grant
A cuckoo clock Date: 1950s

Weighing Machine
A lady on a weighing machine wonders if she ought to cut down on polysaturates Date: circa 1890

HARRISONs NO 5
Harrisons number 5 timekeeper or chronometer for finding longitude (an improved version of the number 4). Date: circa 1760

Boyles hydrostatic apparatus for weighing materia medica 1691

Met Police stopwatch -- outer casing
A Metropolitan Police issue stopwatch for the purpose of catching speeding motorists. This method worked on the principle of timing motorists over specific distances to estimate their speed

Man on a weighing machine, Austria
A man poses on a roadside weighing machine somewhere in the Austrian countryside

Being measured for a new car / W Heath Robinson
Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo - Market traders weighing large sacks of grain in the main Sarajevo Market

Two engineers using a measurement device
Two engineers use a precise measuring device to correctly ascertain the width of a circular metal ring. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Turkish Coin Card - small denominations
Turkish Coin Card, illustrating various small denominations of coin with their foreign exchange rates

Turkish Coin Card, illustrating various denominations of coin with their foreign exchange rates

Clock of St Georges Church, Esher, Surrey
A close-up view of part of the clock of St Georges Church in Esher, Surrey. The clock dates from the late 16th or early 17th century

Horse-Power
A new apparatus recently adopted by the licensing authorities for testing the horse-power of motor cars. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger

Captain Rostron watch face
The face of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912 shortly

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