Size Collection (page 6)

Edwardian car which looks as if a young man is trying it for size while the chauffeur waits beside it. Date: circa 1908

Klipspringer - stand on the tips of their hooves and can fit all four hooves on a piece of cliff the size of a coin (Oreotragus oreotragus). Marakele National Park - South Africa

Atlas Moth - male (has feathery antennae used for searching females by their pheromones) - in hand - taken from a window of a house in the morning (its active at night) (Attacus atlas )

Taiga-forest canopy, mostly of pine trees. basin of river Bolshoi Ugan, near Ugut settlement; Uganskii Nat. reserve, Siberia, Russia; spring

Rafflesia - Flower prior to petals opening. (Rafflesia sp )

Msai GIRAFFE - x three, Giraffe peers over 2nd giraffes back with tongue out (Giraffa camelopardalis). Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Termite Mounds
TERMITE MOUNDS. Australia

Giant Wingless Grasshopper (Saxetania spp.). Kopetdag mountains - Turkmenistan. Spring - April

Birch Tree - Near river Serga, near Ekaterinburg, . Spring, Middle Urals, Russia

Dutch scouts with model sailing boat, Holland
Four Dutch scouts with a model sailing boat, and full size sailing boats in the background, Holland

Life size head of a WWI Tommy wearing a Brodie Helmet

Moving Cleopatras Needle, Cairo, Egypt. It was one of three which went to London, Paris and New York respectively during the 19th century. Date: circa 1870

Small craft in North Sea action by G. H. Davis
The battle of the small craft during the North Sea action, First World War. Top: British fast light cruisers and a German squadron. Middle: general engagement between British and German light craft

Maiden voyage of the Vaterland
The maiden voyage of what was at the time the biggest ship in the world: the German Hamburg-Amerika cruise liner, Vaterland

Launch of Cunarder, Aquitania, by G. H. Davis
The launch of the year. First drawings of the gigantic Cunarder, the Aquitania, in the process of being built on the Clyde. Above: a cross section

Ship-building record of 1912 by G. H. Davis
The ship-building record of 1912: ships under construction in the UK, and vessels being built overseas. Both categories are from 1909 to 1912

Growth of the big ship by G. H. Davis
Growth of the big ship: examples now being built by the great naval powers. A diagram illustrating the latest ships produced by France, Germany, the USA, Britain, Russia, Italy and Austria

Britains bomb progress by G. H. Davis
Britains bomb progress during the Second World War: from 500-pounder to a 12, 000-pound factory buster. Date: 1944

Queen Elizabeth passenger ship by G. H. Davis
The 83, 673-ton Queen Elizabeth as a passenger ship: diagrammatic details of the worlds largest liner. Date: 1946

Ranges of naval artillery by G. H. Davis
From Culverin to 16-inch gun: ranges of naval artillery. From the Armada to the Battle of Jutland: the progressive increase in the range of guns and the size of projectiles. Date: 1939

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

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

The Great Ladies Crusade Against The Matinee Hat 1906
Photographs showing hats made by the Comtesse de Talleyrand, the Comtesse Recope, the Comtesse de Fels, the Marquise de Jaucourt and the Comtesse de Guerne

Bringing home some jumbo spuds
A farmer brings home a splendid crop of giant potatoes.... Date: circa 1910s

Mexico Santiago Guat
Massive monument at Santiago Guatusco (note the size of the people seated on it !) Date: 1855

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

Daibutsu Buddha, Nara, Japan
Todai-ji, a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. The Diabutsen (or Great Buddha Hall ) is the largest wooden building in the world

Japan - The Mitsui Miike Coal Mine at Omuta, Fukuoka and Arao, Kumamoto - Massive Water Gate at the Port. Date: circa 1910s

Body confidence of a diminutive ruffian
" Shure, if oi was as big a ye-self oid woipe the flure wid yez, little as oi am!" Date: 1900

Agressive local man spots ths chance of a swift buck
Scene - Scarboro. Time - Sunday Morning. Very Muddy. Inhabitant: " Be Thoo a Strong Mon?" Amateur Weightlifter (rather proud that his fame has spread so far): " Well, yes, my friend

Two young children discuss the merits of piano size
" Do you like them big pianners better than the likkle uns Aurelia?" " No, Dolpaus, they take up to much room; an besides they don t make any more noise than the little uns

Unlikely couple of physical differences - Hyeres, France
Souvenir of Hyeres - an unlikely couple from the commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d Azur region in southeastern France. Date: 1896

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

Benefits of a Mud Bath - Slimming Success
See what the Mud Baths are doing for me at Byron Hot Springs, California. The benefits of a bit of mud therapy - a shrinking waistline!! Date: 1910

Barnwell notebook for a 2-seater scout. Page 1: Size of tailplane and elevators 1. 17 January 1916. Date: 1916

B size tube cutting machine

A, B, C, D, E, and F size porters governors

C size bolt screwing machine

A size bolt screwing machine

A size spur wheel cutting machine

B size forging machine

A size forging machine (special)

A size forging machine

C size plate bending machine

B size plate bending machine

E size punching and shearing machine with traversing table

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