Inches Collection

Poster, French Line CGT, Plymouth to New York
Travel poster, French Line CGT, designed by Rodmell, Harry Hudson (1896?1984), Plymouth direct to New York, lithograph in colours backed onto linen. Printed by EDIA, Paris. 40ins. 25ins

The Marriage of General Mite and Millie Edwards, Mancheste
Engraving showing a series of scenes from the marriage of General Mite, real name Francis Joseph Flynn, and Miss Millie Edwards held at St. James Hall, Manchester, 1884

Patrick Cotter O brien
The celebrated Irish Giant Patrick Cotter O Brien. Aged 38 years, 8 feet 7 inches high

White Star Line, Olympic and Titanic, brochure cover
White Star Line, Olympic and Titanic, unusual brochure, Second Class Rates, 1912

Last known photo of Captain Smith of RMS Titanic
RMS Titanic - extremely rare first generation press photograph taken by Dr McLean from the tender Ireland as she brought mail and a handful of passengers to the Titanic

Poster, New York World's Fair, The World of Tomorrow
Travel poster, designed by Joseph Binder, New York World?s Fair, The World of tomorrow, 1939, Grinnell Litho, New York, USA

Poster, Jacquelin Le Mans 24 hour race
Motorsport - Jacquelin Le Mans 24 hour race colour poster, 15-16 June 1974. 16 x 24 inches. Date: 1974

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

New Eastbourne Tram
One of the beautiful new double-decker trams, built to a gauge of only 15 inches, which run from Eastbourne along the Crumbles, Sussex, England

Metal ruler marked in inches

Charles Byrne, Giant
Charles Byrne (1761-1783) known as the Irish Giant, who was 8 feet 4 inches tall, depicted with various Edinburgh notables

14 cm measure ruler. 14 centimeters metric ruler with yellow and black colors.

New Battleships "Idaho" and "Mississippi, " now building for United states Navy. Displacement, 13, 000 tons. Speed, 17 knots

Luther A. Ladd
Union soldier Luther C. Ladd, a young mechanic from Lowell, Massachusetts, was little more than 17 years old when he was killed on April 19, 1861, in Baltimore, Maryland, by secessionists

Birth of the Monkey
According to Chinese mythology, beyong the seas, in the Eastern continent was the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit

The Man With a Glove by Titian
The painting, titled The Man With a Glove, now hangs in the Louvre Museum in Paris. It was painted by the Italian artist Titian (1489?-1576), who belonged to the Venetian School of painting

Botticelli's Mars and Venus
This painting belongs to the Florentine School, and was done by the Florentine artist Sandro Botticelli (1444-1510). It hangs in the National Gallery in London

Portrait of a Tailor
This painting, titled Portrait of a Tailor, is by the Italian artist Moroni (1525?-1578), who belonged to the School of Brescia

Portrait of a Boy by School of Bronzino
This portrait, painted on wood, of a young noble is by the school of Bronzino. Bronzino (1502-1572) was an artist from Florence, Italy, whose real name was Agnolo di Cosimo Allori

Young girl measures her waist Many unattainable ideals of body image exist in popular culture. Women with positive body images have an accurate picture of their size and shape

Young girl measures her waist Many unattainable ideals of body image exist in popular culture. Women with positive body images have an accurate picture of their size and shape

White Star Line, RMS Olympic, oak dressing table
White Star Line, RMS Olympic, rare First Class Stateroom oak dressing table, stamped 400 and marked B10 denoting where it resided on board

White Star Line, First Class Wisteria teacup and saucer
White Star Line, First Class teacup and saucer decorated in brown Wisteria pattern, both with flag logo, marked on base 11/03. Cup 3ins. Saucer 5ins

Patrick Cotter O Brien, the Bristol Giant, height 8 feet 7 inches, who died in 1806 at the age of 46 Date: circa 1806

Cossor high vacuum cathode-ray tube for high definition television, 12.25 inches in diameter Date: 1937

John Drummond of Callander, Britains smallest postman. He was 4 feet 7.5 inches tall. 1935

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, booklet of notes
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Rare booklet of notes and illustrations for First and Second Class passengers on board the Titanic

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, Harland and Wolff date book
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Extremely rare Harland and Wolff hardbound employees build/date book chronicling the history of the ships built at the yard

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, List of First Class Passengers
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Rare First Class passenger list that survived the sinking in the pocket of George Brereton

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, column section from restaurant
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Section of a column from Titanic?s a la carte restaurant on B Deck. Fluted with a 1ins. gilt carved ribbon

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, blue and gilt dessert plate
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Arguably one of the most important White Star Line porcelain items in private hands today

White Star Line, Titanic, blue and gilt dessert plate (back)
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Arguably one of the most important White Star Line porcelain items in private hands today

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, A La Carte Restaurant
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Rare A La Carte Restaurant flyer from a promotional brochure, owned by Second Class passenger Joseph Laroche of Haiti who died in the sinking

White Star Line, RMS Olympic, photograph
White Star Line, RMS Olympic, oversize silver gelatine photograph. 11ins. 10ins. Date: 1910s

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, in Belfast, Northern Ireland
White Star Line, RMS Titanic, sepia photograph of Titanic in Belfast, late 1911, the reverse reads ?1912?, ?Titanic?, ?Belfast?, ?1 page?. It bears the stamp of Harlingue studio collection

Poster, Make 1929 A White Star Holiday Year
Poster, White Star Line agent's poster, Make 1929 A White Star Holiday Year, join our Atlantic Holiday Club now

White Star Line, RMS Olympic, pitch pine deck section. 12ins. 3ins. 5ins

Autograph pages relating to Harland and Wolff
Autograph pages: two Edwardian album pages signed by Lord Pirrie, chairman of Harland and Wolff, and Margaret Carlisle, later Viscountess Pirrie. 16ins. 12ins. and 9ins. 11ins

White Star Line, RMS Majestic, auction sale catalogue
White Star Line, RMS Majestic, rare auction sale catalogue for the furnishings and fittings, including two complimentary ladies appointment cards for a hairdressing salon

White Star Line, cigarette tin with match striker (inside)
White Star Line, heavily used RMS Britannic/RMS Olympic cigarette tin (inside) with match striker. 4ins

White Star Line, cigarette tin with match striker (lid)
White Star Line, heavily used RMS Britannic/RMS Olympic cigarette tin (lid) with match striker. 4ins

White Star Line, RMS Olympic, dinner menu card (back)
Signed First Class dinner menu card (back) for Titanic?s sister ship RMS Olympic dated September 20th 1911

White Star Line, First Class Elkington water jug
White Star Line, First Class Elkington oversize water jug and cover with date letter for 1911. 12ins. Date: 1911

White Star Line, framed preference share certificate
White Star Line, preference share certificate to the value of one hundred shares in The White Star Line dated 1928, framed and glazed. 11ins. 15ins. Date: 1928

RMS Titanic, table of English composer Archibald Joyce
An important piece of musical and Titanic history, a late 19th/early 20th century oak barley twist gateleg table on which the composer and ?English Waltz King? Archibald Joyce (1873)

White Star Line, First Class Elkington coffee pot
White Star Line, First Class Elkington oversize coffee pot and cover with date letter for 1911. 11ins. Date: 1911

White Star Line, First Class silver plated serving dish
White Star Line, First Class silver plated starburst serving dish with house flag logo and Maltese Cross. 15ins

White Star Line, Goldsmiths caviar pot on stand
White Star Line, rare Goldsmiths caviar pot with flag logo and hinged lid on stand. 7ins

White Star Line, First Class Elkington plate egg cup with house flag logo and five pointed star, with reed rim. 2ins

White Star Line, First Class Elkington plate oval serving dish, date marked 1911. 16ins. Date: 1911

White Star Line, Stonier OSNC Rose pattern teapot
White Star Line, rare Stonier and Company Oceanic Steam Navigation Company OSNC Rose pattern teapot. 4ins

White Star Line, Goldsmiths silver plated champagne bucket
White Star Line, First Class Goldsmiths silver plated champagne bucket with flag logo. 6ins

White Star Line, First Class silver plated toast rack
White Star Line, First Class six division silver plated toast rack. 6ins

White Star Line, Goldsmiths silver plated serving tray
White Star Line, First Class Goldsmiths silver plated serving tray with flag logo in centre. 10ins

White Star Line, First Class Elkington plate chocolate pot with flag logo, marked E.M. 6ins

White Star Line, First Class Goldsmiths coffee pot, with house flag logo on the base. 8ins

White Star Line, Elkington milk jug, Goldsmiths sugar bowl
White Star Line, Elkington plate First Class milk jug, 5ins, and Goldsmiths sugar bowl with White Star logo on base and later Cunard White Star mark, 3ins

White Star Line, Goldsmiths sugar bowl with White Star logo on base and later Cunard White Star mark. 3ins

White Star Line, First Class silver plated oval tureen cover
White Star Line, large First Class silver plated oval tureen cover decorated with stars around the rim and house flag. 17ins

White Star Line, Stonier OSNC Rose pattern dinner plate
White Star Line, rare Stonier and Company Oceanic Steam Navigation Company OSNC Rose pattern dinner plate. 9ins

White Star Line, Stonier Losol ware octagonal serving bowl
White Star Line, rare Stonier and Company Losol ware octagonal serving bowl with flag logo. 8ins

White Star Line, Stonier OSNC Rose pattern teacup and saucer
White Star Line, Stonier and Company Oceanic Steam Navigation Company OSNC Rose pattern teacup and saucer. 2ins. and 5ins

White Star Line, Stonier Losol ware milk jug
White Star Line, rare Stonier and Company Losol ware milk jug with flag logo. 7ins

White Star Line, Second Class Delft oval dish with flag logo. 11ins

White Star Line, Maddocks kosher shallow dish
White Star Line, Maddocks black pattern kosher shallow dish with MILK in English and Hebrew. 9ins

White Star Line, First Class Stonier Losol ware soup bowl
White Star Line, First Class Losol ware Stonier and Company soup bowl with flag logo. 9ins

White Star Line, Minton cream/milk jug. 3ins

White Star Line, Copeland Spode OSNC soup bowl
White Star Line, First Class Oceanic Steam Navigation Company OSNC Bradford pattern Copeland Spode soup bowl. 9ins

White Star Line, Gothic arch dinner plate with WSL initials
White Star Line, First Class Gothic arch dinner plate with intertwined WSL initials at top. 9ins

White Star Line, Copeland Spode OSNC beaker
White Star Line, rare a la carte Copeland Spode Oceanic Steam Navigation Company OSNC beaker decorated in gilt and cobalt blue. 3ins

White Star Line, Copeland Spode OSNC sugar bowl
White Star Line, rare a la carte Copeland Spode Oceanic Steam Navigation Company OSNC sugar bowl decorated in gilt and cobalt blue. 5ins

White Star Line, Stonier demitasse cup and saucer
White Star Line, Stonier and Company demitasse cup and saucer decorated in gilt and cobalt blue. Cup 2ins. Saucer 4ins

White Star Line, Losol ware asparagus dish with house flag logo at centre. 8ins

White Star Line, Stonier Delft asparagus dish
White Star Line, Second Class Delft Stonier and Company asparagus dish with flag logo. 9ins

White Star Line, Stonier OSNC demitasse cup and saucer
White Star Line, Stonier and Company Oceanic Steam Navigation Company OSNC Bradford pattern demitasse cup and saucer. 2ins

White Star Line, Stonier Copeland Bradford dinner plate
White Star Line, Second Class Stonier and Company Copeland Bradford dinner plate with Oceanic Steam Navigation Company OSNC initials. 9ins

White Star Line, Stonier Wisteria pattern egg cup
White Star Line, unusual oversize First Class Wisteria pattern Stonier and Company egg cup with flag logo. 2ins

White Star Line, Stonier Copeland Spode dinner plate
White Star Line, rare Stonier and Company Copeland Spode ?Snowflake? dinner plate with Oceanic Steam Navigation Company OSNC initials. 8ins

White Star Line, Stonier Wisteria demitasse cup and saucer
White Star Line, Stonier and Company First Class Wisteria demitasse cup and saucer with flag logo. Cup 2ins. Saucer 2ins

White Star Line, Stonier Wisteria toothpick holder and base
White Star Line, rare Stonier and Company Wisteria pattern toothpick holder on an oval base with gilt piecrust edges. 9ins. 2ins

White Star Line, Stonier Wisteria hors d'oeuvre dish (base)
White Star Line, fine First Class Stonier and Company hors d?oeuvre dish (base) decorated in Wisteria pattern with flag logo. 10ins

White Star Line, Stonier Wisteria pattern hors d'oeuvre dish
White Star Line, fine First Class Stonier and Company hors d?oeuvre dish decorated in Wisteria pattern with flag logo. 10ins

White Star Line, Stonier Wisteria pattern milk jug
White Star Line, First Class Stonier and Company Wisteria pattern milk jug with flag logo. 3ins

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Inches: A World of Extraordinary Measures" Step into the fascinating world of inches, where extraordinary stories unfold. From the enchanting tale of "The Marriage of General Mite and Millie Edwards" to the towering presence of Patrick Cotter O'Brien, this is a realm where size truly matters. They have witnessed history in their own unique way. Behold the last known photo of Captain Smith, proudly standing tall on RMS Titanic's deck. Marvel at the New Eastbourne Tram, measuring every inch as it glides through time. Even in unexpected places, inches leave their mark. Imagine the anticipation as a hopeful LFB applicant measures their chest for that coveted position. Feel the precision with each stroke of a metal ruler, shaping creations with meticulous accuracy. But perhaps no story captures our imagination more than that of Charles Byrne, known as "The Giant. " His towering stature challenged societal norms and inspired awe wherever he went. And then there are those who sailed aboard White Star Line's RMS Titanic - names forever etched in history. Delve into forgotten pages from booklets and date books; explore lists revealing first-class passengers' identities; marvel at a column section from its grand restaurant - all measured by inches that once graced this majestic vessel. Inches may seem small individually but collectively they shape our world in ways we often overlook. They remind us that even within limited boundaries lies boundless potential for greatness or tragedy. So let us celebrate these humble units of measurement - symbols connecting tales both grand and intimate. In every inch lies an untold story waiting to be discovered, reminding us that sometimes it's not about how much space we occupy but rather what we do within those precious few inches that truly counts.