Weighed Collection

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Sheffield United, F. A. Cup Final, 1901
Photograph of the 1901 F.A. Cup Final between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United held at Bolton. The Cup was won by Tottenham

Weighing of the Heart
Ani, recently dead, is judged in the Underworld where his heart is weighed

Saint Michael
SAINT MICHAEL, the warrior angel, has weighed the devil in his scales and found him wanting; so now he raises his sword to slay him. Alas, Satan will not stay dead

Strawberry Pickers

Dutch Witch Trial C17
Trying a suspect for witchcraft in Holland : she is being weighed on a balance, but what that is supposed to prove I can t tell you

Chinese Pharmacy 1864
Traditional Chinese dispensaries have changed little over time. Herbs are weighed out in daily doses, and patients receive bags of herbs to last the treatment. Date: 1864

Weighed and not wanting. Illustration shows a bloated Uncle Sam labeled Balance of Trade sitting on one side of a scale labeled Commerce of the World

Sugar Beet Weighed
In the washing room, 28lbs of beet is weighed before and after washing and the average dirt content is calculated for the complete load

Baby Weighed by Nurse
A nurse weighs a small baby while its mother watches

Illustration by Louis Wain, showing cats as humans being weighed before a horse race. Date: 1901

A man carrying a huge roll of heavy material on his back
A man stoops almost double as he carries a huge roll of heavy material on his back. Even under the weight he moves quickly through the back streets of Istanbul, Turkey 1984

Weighing Baby - Illustration of a mother at a clinic having her baby weighed by the doctor. Artist: Anon. Date: 1924

Official anti British First Boer War protest card
A conflict known also as the Transvaal Rebellion took place between the British and the Boers from 1880 to 1881 The south of Africa was overlaid with European powers competing for colonial territory

Nord Aviation N 500 Cadet (msn 001), at the Paris Air Show held at Le Bourget in June 1967, with airshow serial 344'. In 1966 Nord (later part of Aerospatiale) built two Cadets

Robert Hales, the Norfolk Giant
Robert Hales, born May 2nd 1820 became known as the Norfolk Giant. He was 7 feet 6 inches in height and weighed 33 stone

The Chicago Tinned Meat Scandal
Delicacies weighed and packed in Armours Packing-House in Chicago, showing some dubious by-products of a Chicago meat processing factory used for making cheap sausages

Record Roach Catch
A World Record brace of roach fish, caught in Lambeth Reservoir, Surrey, England on 6 September 1938 by W. Penney. The top fish weighed 3lb 1 oz, the bottom fish 3lb 14 oz! Date: 1938

Robert Hales, the Norfolk Giant, 1851
Engraving showing Robert Hales (1813 or 1820-1863), also known as the Norfolk Giant, who was reportedly seven foot six inches tall and weighed 33st, pictured in London, 1851

R. M. S. Queen Mary in dry dock, Southampton, April 1936
Photograph of the bow of R.M.S. Queen Mary, whilst she was in dry dock to have her hull repainted and her four propellors changed

Weighing Wool in the Market House, Ardara - a view of a group of men watching wool being weighed in a courtyard. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Ardara). Date: circa early 1900s

Weighing the Great Mogul
The Great Mogul is weighed on his birthday : subsequently he will distribute his weight in gold to the poor and needy Date: circa 1770

Giant Ferris Wheel, Earls Court
Construction work began on the wheel in March 1894 and it was opened to passengers in July 1895. It had a diameter of 300ft, weighed 1, 100 tons and a complete revolution took around twenty minutes

Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News cover - Goodwood
Front cover of the Goodwood Number of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News featuring a jockey in the weighing room prior to a race. Date: 1928

Louis XVI Found Wanting
A hundred times to blame, a hundred times forgiven - Louis the Last is weighed in the balance and found wanting... Date: circa 1791

Gloster IIIB, N195, being weighed

River Days - Couple going boating
A young couple spending River Days out boating The gentleman is doing the gentlemanly thing and carrying the picnic hamper, the cushions and the oars! Date: circa 1906

Weighing a Dutch Witch
A witchcraft trial in Holland - the unfortunate suspect is weighed in a balance, though what that proves isn t clear... What is a witch supposed to weigh ? Date: 17th century

Front Axle Springs / W H Robinson
A severe test for front axle springs. An already heavy man, is weighed down and sits upon a cars front axle, carrying a tray with a glass as he is winched by rope across a rocky terrain

Laos - Sacks of cardamom being weighed. A very superior French overseer takes down the details in a jotter

Settling the Bargain- Fishmongers shop in St. Petersburg
Freezing conditions at a market stall showing fish being weighed and the fishmonger totting up the total on an abacus

Lear / Nonsense / Sparta
There was an Old Person of Sparta, who had twenty-one sons and one darter ; He fed them on snails, and weighed them in scales, that wonderful Person of Sparta

Transporting the Great Bell to St. Pauls Cathedral, 1882
Engraving showing the transport of a Great Bell or tenor bell from Loughborough to St. Pauls Cathedral, London, 1882. This bell, which required a large traction engine to transport

German Self-Propelled Mortar, Second World War, c. 1945
Photograph showing a German soldier standing beside a self-propelled mortar, which weighed about 120 tons, c.1945

E. V. Hanegan and a Pushball ball, Crystal Palace, 1902
Photograph showing E.V. Hanegan, who introduced the game of pushball to England (the sport was invented in the USA) in 1902

A Game of Pushball, Crystal Palace, 1902
Photograph showing a game of pushball between Anerley and Crystal Palace at the Crystal Palace sports ground, 4th October 1902

V-2 Rocket in Trafalgar Square, 1945
Photograph showing a German V-2 rocket exhibited in Trafalgar Square as a feature of Londons Thanksgiving Week celebrations at the end of the Second World War, September 1945

Exchanging Clothes at a Second-hand Depot, Berlin, 1948
Photograph showing several citizens of West Berlin bringing their old woollen garments to a second-hand clothing depot, Berlin, August 1948

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Machine for Cutt
In June 1842 all light sovereigns were recalled to the Bank of England and weighed. If they were below the standard weight they were defaced and cut using this machine

Weighing Medieval Child
A medieval child is weighed by a nurse while its mother watches anxiously

Propellors for the Normandie, February 1935
Photograph of three propellors built at Deptford, London, for the French liner Normandie. Each of these propellors were 16ft in diameter, made of Turbiston bronze and weighed 23 tons

Replica Swedish Ten-Daler Coin, 1937
Photograph of a replica of an old Swedish Ten-Daler piece, measuring about 1 ft. by 2 ft. Made of copper, this coin weighed about 44 lbs

America, Steel bell casting. Great steel bell to be used as
The bell was the largest casting in steel up until that time. The bell weighed 2tons 12 cwt or 5, 824 lb, height 5 feet 3 inches, diameter at the mouth 6 feet 2 inches

Pea Pickers
A scene in the Essex fields, showing green peas being picked, sacked and weighed, ready for market, England

Santorios Balance C16
Santorio (b.1561) weighed himself for 24 hour periods and proved that weight gain or loss varied according to the type of food consumed

Weighing Passengers
Not only the luggage, but its owner, must be weighed before flight, to be entered upon the load-sheet to ensure the aeroplane is not over-loaded

W. P. Fairless, Publican
The publican W.P.Fairless of the Castle Howard Ox Hotel, York. He reportedly weighed 190 kg (30 stone) in 1935

Pyx Office at Mint
Ingots of silver are weighed in the Pyx office, checking that they are the correct weight

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