Weight Collection (page 9)

Plate 488. A, Lawn Tennis; B, Dumb Bells; C, Walking on Hands
3950099 Plate 488. A, Lawn Tennis; B, Dumb Bells; C, Walking on Hands, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 18.9x36.4 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art

Plate 28. Walking, Carrying 50 lb. Dumb-Bell in Right Hand, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3949988 Plate 28. Walking, Carrying 50 lb. Dumb-Bell in Right Hand, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 15.1x46.7 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy

Plate 27. Walking, Carrying 70 lb. Stone on Head, Hands Raised
3949987 Plate 27. Walking, Carrying 70 lb. Stone on Head, Hands Raised, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 15.6x45.4 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art

Gold trial plate, 1829 (gold)
1220264 Gold trial plate, 1829 (gold) by English School, (19th century); The Royal Mint Museum, Llantrisant, UK; eRoyal Mint Museum; English, out of copyright

Silver trial plate, 1707 (silver)
1220263 Silver trial plate, 1707 (silver) by English School, (18th century); The Royal Mint Museum, Llantrisant, UK; eRoyal Mint Museum; English, out of copyright

International Contests in the Art of Self-Defence (litho)
1628669 International Contests in the Art of Self-Defence (litho) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: International Contests in the Art of Self-Defence)

An Experiment in Cattle buying for a Battleship of the China Squadron (engraving)
1048054 An Experiment in Cattle buying for a Battleship of the China Squadron (engraving) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info)

Discoveries in the Great Egyptian Pyramid (engraving)
1058222 Discoveries in the Great Egyptian Pyramid (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Discoveries in the Great Egyptian Pyramid)

Sketches at the Islington Horse Show (engraving)
1053602 Sketches at the Islington Horse Show (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Islington Horse Show)

River Scene, Wales, Salmon-Fishing, ascertaining the Weight (engraving)
1098048 River Scene, Wales, Salmon-Fishing, ascertaining the Weight (engraving) by Rolfe, Alexander (fl.1839-73); Private Collection; (add.info.: River Scene, Wales, Salmon-Fishing)

The Living and the Dead (engraving)
3625182 The Living and the Dead (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Living and the Dead. Illustration for Chatterbox (1879)

Peche a la ligne en mer (engraving)
3645425 Peche a la ligne en mer (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peche a la ligne en mer. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1867)

Cartoon by Phil May, from the 1890s (litho)
3621406 Cartoon by Phil May, from the 1890s (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cartoon by Phil May)

Weights inscribed with their individual weight (bronze)
2975526 Weights inscribed with their individual weight (bronze) by Phoenician; Photo eZev Radovan; Syrian, out of copyright

Advertisement for Grootes cocoa (chromolitho)
3104943 Advertisement for Grootes cocoa (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Grootes cocoa)

The Widows wooing accepted (chromolitho)
2805182 The Widows wooing accepted (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Widows wooing accepted. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Iron Founder (engraving)
2801982 Iron Founder (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iron Founder. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Hygienic Excesses (engraving)
2777018 Hygienic Excesses (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hygienic Excesses. Illustration for Punch, 15 June 1878.); Look and Learn / George Collection

Drama at the top of a bell tower (colour litho)
2779730 Drama at the top of a bell tower (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drama at the top of a bell tower)

Weights (basalt)
614966 Weights (basalt) by Roman; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; out of copyright

Construction Worker, Mexico City, 1927 (b / w photo)
472863 Construction Worker, Mexico City, 1927 (b/w photo) by Modotti, Tina (1896-1942); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Italian, out of copyright

Construction Workers at the Stadium, Mexico City, 1927 (b / w photo)
472862 Construction Workers at the Stadium, Mexico City, 1927 (b/w photo) by Modotti, Tina (1896-1942); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Italian, out of copyright

Weight in the Form of a Hippopotamus Head, c. 1540-1296 BC (hematite)
500160 Weight in the Form of a Hippopotamus Head, c.1540-1296 BC (hematite) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); 2.2x3x4.2 wt: 62.1 grams cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; John L

Reducing the Surplus, stereoscopic card depicting a young woman being laced
473248 Reducing the Surplus, stereoscopic card depicting a young woman being laced into a corset, c.1900 (sepia photo) (see also 473247) by H.C

Measuring Weight and Robins, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731267 Measuring Weight and Robins, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Measuring Weight and Robins)

The Transit of Venus, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho)
STC361042 The Transit of Venus, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

The pulpit in the Church of Sant Andrea, c. 1298-1301 (marble)
466954 The pulpit in the Church of Sant Andrea, c.1298-1301 (marble) by Pisano, Giovanni (c.1245-p.1314); Sant Andrea, Pistoia, Italy; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; Italian, out of copyright

Baccarat butterfly and flower weight, the insect with deep purple body and antennae
CH441552 Baccarat butterfly and flower weight, the insect with deep purple body and antennae, multi-coloured wings (glass)

Utah, c. 1890-1910 (b / w photo)
DPL415509 Utah, c.1890-1910 (b/w photo) by American Photographer; Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; eDenver Public Library; American, out of copyright

Market Official, Ottoman period, third quarter of 18th century (w / c on paper)
UOL120675 Market Official, Ottoman period, third quarter of 18th century (w/c on paper) by French School, (18th century); 32x20 cm; School of Oriental and African Studies Library

Assyrian Lion Weights, c. 5th century BC (bronze)
XCF282033 Assyrian Lion Weights, c.5th century BC (bronze) by Assyrian School; Science Museum, London, UK; out of copyright

Christ on the Road to Calvary, 1749 (oil on canvas)
FTB60737 Christ on the Road to Calvary, 1749 (oil on canvas) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Sant Alvise, Venice, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

An American train (litho)
6025925 An American train (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An American train. Illustration for Railways by Georges Dickson (Thomas Nelson)

Sketches at the Birmingham Fat Cattle Show (engraving)
1622183 Sketches at the Birmingham Fat Cattle Show (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Birmingham Fat Cattle Show)

Plate 397. Lifting 75-lb. Stone on Shoulder, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950094 Plate 397. Lifting 75-lb. Stone on Shoulder, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 21.8x35.4 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Plate 325. Lifting and Holding Two 50-lb. Dumb-Bells, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950063 Plate 325. Lifting and Holding Two 50-lb. Dumb-Bells, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 16.4x45.1 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover

Nest of weights, 1588 (brass)
1220271 Nest of weights, 1588 (brass) by English School, (16th century); The Royal Mint Museum, Llantrisant, UK; eRoyal Mint Museum; English, out of copyright

Gold trial plate, 1707 (gold)
1220262 Gold trial plate, 1707 (gold) by English School, (18th century); The Royal Mint Museum, Llantrisant, UK; eRoyal Mint Museum; English, out of copyright

Wall Clock, c. 1910 (nickel-plated with repousse Celtic entrelac design)
3951684 Wall Clock, c.1910 (nickel-plated with repousseCeltic entrelac design) by Gilmour, Margaret (fl. 1900); face: 37.2x37.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

"The Slough of Depond"from The Pilgrims Progress From This World
5615836 " The Slough of Depond" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) illustration by William Strang (1859-1921)

"Christian"from The Pilgrims Progress From This World
5615797 " Christian" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

The girl who wanted a small waist (litho)
5227072 The girl who wanted a small waist (litho) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The girl who wanted a small waist)

Veronica wipes the face of Jesus (colour litho)
5226674 Veronica wipes the face of Jesus (colour litho) by Fugel, Gebhard (1863-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus)

Thomas Longley, age 44, weight 42 stone, the heaviest man in Britain (colour litho)
3656292 Thomas Longley, age 44, weight 42 stone, the heaviest man in Britain (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Longley, age 44, weight 42 stone)

Business-Mens Class, 1916 (litho)
873955 Business-Mens Class, 1916 (litho) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 29.4 x43.8 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Gift of Mr and Mrs Edwin S

Saint Louis potato weight (glass)
872371 Saint Louis potato weight (glass) by American School; diam: 7.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Set with three vegetables resting in an unusual white latticinio basket outlined with a fine)

Rotten Row in Simla (engraving)
1045956 Rotten Row in Simla (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rotten Row in Simla)

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"Exploring the Weight of History and Progress: From Aviation to Athletics" A glimpse into the past: An iconic Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Poster takes us back in time to witness the weightless dreams that once soared through the skies. Witnessing power in motion: Handley Page Victor B1 XA930 defies gravity as it gracefully takes off from Hatfield, showcasing the sheer weightlessness achieved by human engineering. Unraveling mysteries in style: Step into a living room at Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, London, where every piece of furniture carries its own story and adds weight to the enigmatic atmosphere. Breaking barriers with determination: Welsh women road builders in South Wales prove that gender is no obstacle when it comes to shouldering heavy responsibilities and carrying their fair share of societal progress. The heavyweight champions' arena: National Sporting Club becomes a battleground where athletes push their limits, both mentally and physically, carrying not only their own aspirations but also those of an entire nation on their shoulders. Strength lies within simplicity: An athletic young man lying on a stone floor with a ball showcases his raw physical prowess while reminding us that sometimes all we need is our bodyweight for an intense workout session. Richard Beau Nash - Carrying elegance effortlessly: Known for his impeccable fashion sense and social influence during Georgian England, Nash carried himself with such grace that even his mere presence added weight to any occasion he attended. Weighing progress one unit at a time: The Metric System revolutionizes measurement standards worldwide by providing uniformity across borders and removing unnecessary weights from everyday life calculations. Fighting spirit knows no bounds: Irish champion featherweight boxer Ike Weir aka "The Belfast Spider" proves that true strength lies not just in muscle mass but also in resilience and unwavering determination inside the boxing ring during 1890s Ireland. A living room that holds tales.