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RMS Olympic andTitanic - compared to building heightsWhite 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 carComic 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 / StoneThe 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, NorwayThis 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
Pigeons - English Fantails or Garden FantailsA portrait of a Black, White and Blue English Fantail pictured inside their coop. The English Fantail is a highly developed breed of fancy and exhibition pigeon, and sub-variety of the Fantail
Zeppelin-Staaken VGO R III giant German biplaneZeppelin-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, WW1Model 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. DavisThe 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 LoafPostcard 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, TanzaniaLarge Ivory tusk, weighing over 200lbs from the Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania, East Africa. Date: circa 1910s
Ripleys Believe-it-or-not - Anato Hayes - OdditoriumRipleys 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, GermanyThe 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 ScotsmanLuggage 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 CornichonIraq - Mosul, a man stands proudly with his giant Cornichon (gherkin), weighing a whopping 22 kgs!
The Turkish Bath Cooling Room on board the TitanicThe photograph shows the Turkish Bath Cooling Room on board the Titanic. The ship surpassed all rivals in size and luxury
Rossows MidgetsROSSOWs MIDGETS Franz and Carl, two Viennese brothers, with Hermann Rossow their impresario; their brothers and sisters are of normal size
Giant Baby / RabelaisGargantua, 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 - Megalocerosor Irish Elk A Diluvian ancestor of the Irish deer, noted for the enormous size of its antlers
The Snake Prince / QueenThe 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 TimesCartoon, 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 GloucesterPrince 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 WestminsterThe 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 181Albums for scraps, newspaper cuttings, Christmas cards, etc, Plate 181. Date: circa 1880s
Best carbon block filters, Plate 40Best 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, actorsCaricature 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
Fern Tree Valley, Mount Wellington, Tasmania, AustraliaA man illustrates the size of the tress in Fern Tree Valley, Mount Wellington, Tasmania. Date: circa 1895
Woman police officer helmet, Stanley uniform, LondonAerial 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
Two sizes of pram -- a man pushing a pram containing a baby, and a little girl pushing a very small pram, perhaps containing her doll. Date: 1970s
Four frog acrobats on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s