Size Collection (page 3)

Employees - Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USA
The 25, 000 Employees of the Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan, USA pose for a group photograph in front of the factory buildings

Details of the V2 rocket bomb by G. H. Davis
Details of the German V2 rocket bomb, comparing its size with a V1, a house and a London bus. A comparison of its fuel economy with a Lancaster bomber

General Tom Thumb, Lucia Zarate, General Mite and Frank Uf
Engraving showing General Tom Thumb, real name Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838-1883), Lucia Zarate (1864-1890), General Mite, real name Francis Joseph Flynn (b.1864), and Frank Uffner

RMS Olympic andTitanic - compared to building heights
White Star Line, RMS Olympic and Titanic American postcard showing length in comparison to the heights of a number of important buildings and monuments. Date: early 20th century

Soldiers trying on uniforms on a comic French postcard by Poli. Date: circa 1930s

Comic postcard, large man with small car
Comic postcard, showing a large man easing himself into a small sports car -- " I m almost there!" Date: circa 1930s

Rwanda - Sacred Cow, Herd Queen. Postcard published by the Christian Mission of the White Fathers (Missions des Peres Blancs). Date: circa 1910s

Church Furniture, Plate 166, showing candle holders, candlesticks, lecterns, boxes, vases and other items. Date: circa 1880s

Matryoshka doll. Sevastopol. Ukraine

Baalbek / Stone
The Temple platform, showing the massive stones whose size (note the figure standing by them !) has led some to conjecture that otherworldly beings were responsible Date: 1880

Bulbous light hovering over Hessdalen, Norway
This bulbous light is seen to swell in size while retaining something of a classic domed disc saucer configuration. Mysterious lights appear regularly over Hessdalen, Norway

Zeppelin-Staaken VGO R III giant German biplane
Zeppelin-Staaken VGO R III, serial no. 10/15, giant German biplane, the only one built. It went into operational use near Riga in Latvia, making its first operational sortie on 13 August 1916

CHAMELEON - on human finger, to show scale. (Brookesia minima ). Madagascar

Model of artillery piece, WW1
Model of an artillery piece, the barrel made out of different sized bullets on a wooden carriage with spoked wooden wheels covered with brass. Trench Art

Aquitania and Vaterland compared by G. H. Davis
The Aquitania (British) and Vaterland (German) compared. Showing their relative length, displacement, engines and horsepower. Date: 1914

China - Shanghai - Woman with bound feet reclining on divan. Foot binding was the custom of binding the feet of young girls painfully tight to prevent further growth

Postcard illustrating the merits of Free Trade - Larger Loaf
Postcard from 1906 issued as part of the campaign to elect the Liberal politician Sir Robert Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet (18361928) to office

Large Ivory tusk from the Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
Large Ivory tusk, weighing over 200lbs from the Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania, East Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Ripleys Believe-it-or-not - Anato Hayes - Odditorium
Ripleys Believe-it-or-not - Human Automobile Tyre - Wilber H. Roden ( Edema ) is inflated with an ordinary air pump to three times his normal size! Odditorium at The New York Worlds Fair of 1940

Heidelberg Tun, Heidelberg Castle, Germany
The Heidelberg Tun - an immense wine vat contained within the cellars of Heidelberg Castle, Germany. The present barrel (there have been four in history)

Luggage label design, The Flying Scotsman
Luggage label design for a book of ten large size labels, depicting a silhouette image of The Flying Scotsman

Hiram - The largest horse in the world! 21 hands high, weighing 3065 pounds. Date: 1907

Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi man with his giant Cornichon
Iraq - Mosul, a man stands proudly with his giant Cornichon (gherkin), weighing a whopping 22 kgs!

The Turkish Bath Cooling Room on board the Titanic
The photograph shows the Turkish Bath Cooling Room on board the Titanic. The ship surpassed all rivals in size and luxury

Rossows Midgets
ROSSOWs MIDGETS Franz and Carl, two Viennese brothers, with Hermann Rossow their impresario; their brothers and sisters are of normal size

Giant Baby / Rabelais
Gargantua, as a baby: he has to be carried by several villagers because of his enormous size... Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans

Irish Elk - Megaloceros
or Irish Elk A Diluvian ancestor of the Irish deer, noted for the enormous size of its antlers

The Snake Prince / Queen
The princess begs the Queen of Snakes to give her back her husband. (Feroshepore story)

F Keen (Burton-on-Trent) Shoe Manufacturers stationery, Bank Square Factory, Burton-on-Trend, Staffordshire, with adverts for Tip Toes Footwear and High Road Shoes

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

The Senator - Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida, USA - the biggest and oldest bald cypress tree in the world 125 feet (38 m) tall at the time of its demise, with a trunk diameter of 17.5 feet (5.3 m)

Cartoon, John Corlett of the Sporting Times
Cartoon, John Corlett (1841-1915), founder, proprietor and editor of The Sporting Times. Never mind how full our music halls may be, there is always room to squeeze a little one in! 1884

Misfitz - Gullivers Travels. early 20th century

Prince Henry of Wales - later Duke of Gloucester
Prince Henry of Wales, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974) sweeping leaves with a childs besom broom. He also has a miniature rake and wheelbarrow. Date: circa 1903

Vintage Hairnet Packaging - Solo Human Hair Net Style - regular size in blonde - made of silk - Invisible edge, sanitary and durable. circa 1960s

Baalbek, Lebanon - The massive stone courses of the walls Date: circa 1910s

Comic exaggeration card - The Wool Producers of Canada - giant sheep! Date: 1910

The Liner Queen Mary shown alongside Palace of Westminster
The Cunard Liner RMS Queen Mary shown alongside Palace of Westminster, which gives an indication of her enormous size (the worlds largest liner at this date)

Albums for scraps, cuttings, cards, Plate 181
Albums for scraps, newspaper cuttings, Christmas cards, etc, Plate 181. Date: circa 1880s

Best carbon block filters, Plate 40
Best carbon block filters fitted with anti-corrosive taps, Plate 40, for obtaining purified water in different locations. Date: circa 1880s

White earthenware, Plate 59, showing dishes, serving dishes, jugs, bowls and other items. Date: circa 1880s

Photograph Albums, Plate 180, showing a range of styles and sizes, patterned and plain. Date: circa 1880s

Stained, Painted, Engraved and Embossed Windows, Plate 164, showing a range of windows for churches, homes and other buildings. Date: circa 1880s

Superior Pressed, Engraved and Cut Glass, Plate 141, showing a range of jugs, basins, dishes, plates and containers in various styles and sizes. Date: circa 1880s

Caricature of Harry Paulton and Johns Clarke, actors
Caricature of Harry Paulton (1842-1917) and Johns Clarke (1833-1899), actors -- The Two Dromios (of Ephesus and Syracuse respectively)

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

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