Width Collection

Battle of Pollilur
The Battle of Pollilur waged between Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore and Col. William Baille of the East India Company. The full width view of the huge battle scene. Date: 10 September 1780

Start-rite shoes advertisement, 1961
Advertisement for Start-rite shoes of Norwich, THE choice of classic shoe for children (the one bar style seen at the bottom of this advert is still being sold in various colours today)

H R Poplawski (Martin) Roland Beamont Joe Brink (Martin)
H.R. Poplawski (Martin), Roland Beamont, Joe Brink (Martin) and Sgt Hunt demonstrate the the width of the Canberas wing and how low to the ground the aircraft is

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)

Venice, Italy - St Mark s- general view - Full width of St Marks facade. Part of Box 186 Boswell Collection - Venice. Date: circa 1900

Aircraft carrier HMS Eagle with mascot
Aircraft carrier HMS Eagle with real eagle mascot. A sailor is holding out the birds wings to their full extent. Date: circa 1920s

Suffragette Votes for Women Tobacco Jar
A porcelain bust, hand-painted of a woman wearing a black hat with purple, white and green ribbon. Over her left shoulder is a sash, also in the colours of the W.S.P.U

Allies victory of the Rhine by G. H. Davis
The Allies victory of the Rhine during the Second World War: from Wesel to Coblenz. A birds eye map of the terrain, with an additional map from Cologne to Mainz. Date: 1945

Deckchair Tray
A deckchair tray, a handy gadget which clips on almost any width of chair arm, will swivel into any position and yet is steady enough for a cup of tea and a plate! Date: 1930s

Measuring a Glass Vase
A man in a British glass factory, measuring the width of a freshly made glass vase. Date: 1933

Skopje, Macedonia - View of Vardar River from Stone Bridge
Skopje, Macedonia (formerly part of Serbia) - View of Vardar River from Stone Bridge (also less-commonly referred to as the Dusan (Douchan)

Testing cars width / W H Robinson
Testing a new car for width of garage door, with the aid of two posts and a bell attached to a piece of string. Please note

Mexico - Chapultepec, Mexico City - Giant Tree
Chapultepec, Mexico City - a large hill on the outskirts of central Mexico City. A special place for Mexicans throughout Mexican history

Maple Brass Bedstead
A brass bedstead from Maple s, Londons best-known furniture store : cost, 38 shillings to 52s 6d according to width : you tighten the mattress with a handle

Frenchwoman 1720
The narrowness of her waist emphasises the prodigious width of the ball dress worn by this lady of the court of Louis XV : she wears gloves and carries a handbag

COSTUME 1844
Grey dress: with black trim applied in horizontal bands of increasing width on the skirt (pyramid style). Dress of blue & purple shot silk: deep flounce of black lace

Two-Tone Dress / New Look
The sleeves are cut with the upper bodice and fitted to a deep waist band. The skirt is composed of bands of alternating brown & grey fabric of increasing width

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