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Papyrus of Ani (Book of the Dead) - The Judgement(Above) -Twelve Gods seated in Order, as judges before a table of offerings. (Below) - The Psychostasia of Weighing of the Conscience of Ani
Book of the Dead Plate 3The weighing of Anis conscience by Anubis : Thoth notes the result - Anemit waits to devour him if guilty (which he is not)
The Kino Cinema, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexThe Kino Cinema in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. This was the towns first cinema. Cycle racks for the use of patrons were a feature. circa 1935
BIG CHEESECheese weighing 1000 pounds (lbs) given as a gift to King George III in 1793 from the Duchy of Chester. Presumably a Cheshire cheese? Two men stand by to give an idea of scale
Cat Stealing HerringsA naughty cat stealing fresh Margate herrings off a barrow!
Weighing of the HeartAni, recently dead, is judged in the Underworld where his heart is weighed
Art Deco Bathroom SuiteA stylish, typically geometrical Art Deco bathroom suite, where even the weighing scales are made to match
Cod Liver OilThis advertisement for Scotts Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil features a codfish weighing 70.76 kg caught off the Norwegian coast
Bank / Klondike / Gold / 1898Weighing gold at the bank in Klondike, Canada
Caricatures at Royal Ascot, 1927Weighing out for the cartoon stakes at Ascot - and some of the " the heads" whose colours have established a reputation for " showing up" at the Royal meeting
Thomas Topham, StrongmanThomas Topham, the strong man, performing one of his astonishing feats of strength in Spitalfields on 28 May 1741, by lifting barrels weighing 1386 lbs (!)
Frys ChocolatesAdvertisement for Frys Chocolate and Cocoa Manufactory in Bristol showing illustrations of the roasting room, boiling sugar, grinding chocolate, the pan room
Man under coal weighing machine, Llanerch CollieryA smartly dressed man (Herbert Saunders) standing under a coal weighing machine at Llanerch Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales
Camillus opposes a treaty with the GaulsMarcus Furius Camillus, Roman consul, opposes making a treaty with the Gauls
Susi - with bathroom scales. 1950s
Old Bailey DomeThe dome of the Old Bailey, topped by the magnificent gold statue of Justice, holding a sword in one hand and weighing scales in the other. Date: early 1930s
Georgia - Tbilisi - Mercer (selling Grapes)Georgia - Tbilisi - Kinto or Mercer (selling Grapes)
Bullion Office. Bank of England. Balance for DollarsEngraving of weighing scales invented by Mr Bate for weighing dollars not exceeding 72 lbs 2 oz troy
The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Sovereign WeighiEngraving of elaborate machinery used for weighing gold coins, to ensure that the coins weight is exactly right. Members of the public are observing the process
Sketches in the Bank of England. Machine for weighing coinsEngraving of complicated device for weighing gold sovereigns
The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Box of the SoverEngraving of the Exterior of the Sovereign Weighing Machine at the Bank of England
Bullion Office. Bank of England. Balance for Bar GoldEngraving of a heavy duty set of weighing scales with central pillars for weighing bars of gold. A bar of gold is on one side of the balances, the weights on the other
The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Enlarged View ofEngraving of a detail of the Sovereign weighing machine invented by Mr Bate to deal with the crisis in light gold coinage in the early eighteen forties
Bullion Office. Bank of England. Balance for Bar SilverEngraving of fine weighing scales for bars of silver, with a bar of silver on one side of the scales and the weights on the other
Illustration by Louis Wain, showing cats as humans being weighed before a horse race. Date: 1901
Weighing logs, St Elizabeth, Jamaica Date: early 1900s
Cutting and weighing logs in St Elizabeth Jamaica early 1900s Date: early 1900s
Weighing Baby - Illustration of a mother at a clinic having her baby weighed by the doctor. Artist: Anon. Date: 1924
Cherries, Fourpence a Pound! Cries of London
Nurse weighing a baby, Christian Missionary, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Victorian period
Cartoon, The Census, John Bull on a weighing machine - Try Your Weight Date: 1891
Weighing and Packing Tobacco at Ogden's Factory, Liverpool Date: 20th century
RMS Queen Mary, one of the four propellers weighing 35 tons Date: 1930s
Mrs Gammon the Grocer's Wife
Only A Penny, Try your weight, Sir? - fairground sceneOnly A Penny, Try your weight, Sir? - weighing machine in fairground scene Date: 1879
McDonnell Douglas F-15A-6-MC Eagle 72-0119 Streak Eagle (MSN 0019/A017)on display at the National Museum of the USAF, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
The Weighing Machine at the Railway Station Date: 1907
A Young man signals his amorous intentions to his beloved - she seems to be weighing up his proposal'... Date: circa 1904
Advert,s Moss, Druggist and Chemist, CheltenhamAdvert,s Moss, Druggist, Operative & Experimental Chemist, High Street, Cheltenham. Date: 1826
Teaching Mothers to Care for their Infants 1907In a parish in St. Pancras, Battersea, poor mothers being taught how to care for their infants. Date: 1907
Rational Gadgets For Your Coupons by William Heath RobinsonCustomers are put on scales to determine how much butter they are entitled to, the heavier the person is, the more butter they are given. Date: 1940
Dangerous Moment In A Big Career by H. M. BatemanNervous judge face with the difficult decision of choosing between a room full of screaming babies, proudly presented by their mothers
W Barnett and Joe Marshall, racing fixturesRacehorse owner W Barnett and Joe Marshall, jockey, racing fixtures Date: 1930
Comic postcard, Little girl weighing herself Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Plump man weighing himself on scales on the beach Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Plump woman weighing herself on scales on the beach Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Plump woman weighing herself on the beach and breaking the machine Date: 20th century
Men and boys with weighing scales, China c. 1890Men and boys with weighing scales, China c.1890
