Size Collection (page 9)

Galloways rotary steam engine
Engraving of Galloways rotary steam engine. The machine was extremely powerful for its size

Cycle-cars were fashionable and popular from Edwardian times to the early 1920s, when their light weight, small size, low purchase price and running costs made motoring accessible to the masses

Feeding a Hunting Falcon
Feeding a hunting falcon (they grow to a great size in Scandinavia !)

Tree-Creeper (Morris)
(Certhia familiaris) Although tolerably numerous, it is not very frequently observed, owing to its small size, modest colours, and its quickness

Money Changer / China
A money changer examines a coin to check against others which he stoes on strings to correctly assess size and weight

Tom Thumb is Born
The birth of Tom Thumb : his parents are surprised at his diminutive size, unaware of the fairies on their doorstep

Devilish Funny Ha Ha
In Vienna statuettes of the devil are sold on 1 December but when an artist makes a life-size one for a client, returning late one night, he jumps from the window

Edward Vii / Beurre 1901
EDWARD VII Depicted as an ogre with a body the size of a barrel

Sorting Silk Cocoons
Sorting silk cocoons for size & quality in Italy

Caleche 1820S
A French caleche de Longchamp suitable for ladies to drive in le Bois de Boulogne : the small seating area contrasts with the overall size of the vehicle

Langleys Model
Samuel Pierpont Langleys model performs well and promises success, but his full-size flying machine will fail his expectations

Crystal Palace / Size
This view of part of the main exhibition area gives an impression of the vast size of Paxtons astonishing building

Extravagant Styles
Coiffeurs at work on an extravagant hair style : a contemporary satire on the fashionable excesses of the late 18th century

Female Types Sizing Up
Two provocatively dressed women size up the men

Mother Feeding Baby 19C
A mother feeds her baby, who has almost grown to toddler size

Huge Hippo and People
An extraordinary depiction of a hippopotamus savaging hunters in an exotic landscape - it is the size of an elephant, and seems more a creature of land than water

Dolls House Dresser 1625
An oak dresser from a dolls house, with tableware. The bowl is half the size of a thimble

Pam Television Set
The new Pam Television receiver will cost you 125, tax paid : the picture size is 12" x 10" (30x25cm) : operation is simple as there are only two controls"

Watching TV 1930S
The cover of Marconis catalogue shows a family huddled close round their set, which has a picture size of 10" x8" (25x20cm) : prices range from 29 to 200 guineas

Bewick / Barb. Squirrel
(sciurus getulus) An attractive rodent, about the same size as the common grey squirrel

Bewick Squirrel Longtail
About three times the size of European squirrels, this rodent is found in Ceylon and Malabar

Armadillo (Bewick)
SIX-BANDED ARMADILLO dasypus sexcinctus Found in Brazil and Guiana : about the size of a young pig

Americans Versus Uboats
Uncle Sam, assisted by Labor, cut the German U-boat menace down to size. (America had entered the war by this time.)

Battle of Montereau
CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE Battle of CRAONNE Napoleon defeats the Allied army under Blucher, though twice the size of the French force

Marriott Project 1869
Marriotts aerial steam carriage, Avitor, was successfully tested in model form, but alas, no full-size version was constructed, this is an imaginary scene

Battle of Plataea
BATTLE OF PLATAEA The Greeks, led by the Spartan Pausanias, defeat a Persian army twice their size, thereby freeing Greece from the Persian menace

Size of Wings Needed
To support the weight of a man, 45 square metres of wing surface would be required

Langleys Failure
Samuel Pierpont Langleys full-size flying machine fails over the Potomac, Washington, though trials with models had been successful

Construction of a voltaic battery in Paris
Construction of a large voltaic battery at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, covering 54 square metres, on the orders of Napoleon

Class of boys at a school in North London
A small class of boys with their teacher at a school in North London -- it appears to be a private school

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