Measures Collection

Pharmacist (Maxims)
A pharmacist measures out drops for the megrims (winter blues)

Suffragette W. S. P. U Sash Votes for Women
Womens Social & Political Union sash, in the colours of purple, white and green. White background with border edging of purple and green, dark green lettering

Suffragette W. S. P. U Sash Votes for Women
Sash produced for the Womens Social & Political Union, in the colours of purple, white and green. The sash is made in a heavy woven cotton material with white central panel and borders

Concepts / Mans Life
The Egyptian ram-god Khnum is the creator of life, which he forms from clay on his potters wheel, while Thoth measures the span of the persons life

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, will be taking part in a charity weight losing competition, proceeds going to MIND, pictured during weigh-in, and with Mirror Columnist Marjorie Proops, 28th April 1971

English Electric Canberra T. 17 WK111
Royal Air Force - English Electric Canberra T.17 WK111 EA, of No.360 Squadron, used for Electronic Counter Measures training and simulation for exercises. Date: circa 1980

The General Strike - Government leaders
Government leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3

Joule / Electricity Test
James Prescott Joule, English physicist, measures the rate at which heat is produced by an electric current. The joule, a unit of work or energy, is named after him

View Pont Neuf Left Bank 1739 Plan de Paris commence l annee
View of the Pont Neuf and Left Bank, 1739, Plan de Paris: commence l annee 1734, dessine et grave sous les ordres de messire Michel Etienne Turgot, Marquis de Sousmons

Searchlights of British destroyers sweeping the Thames estuary, London and guarding Britain's food supplies during
3252858 Searchlights of British destroyers sweeping the Thames estuary, London and guarding Britain's food supplies during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

John Cowboy McCormack, Scottish boxer from Glasgow, a bronze medal in the light-middleweight division for Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games (Melbourne, Australia), and British

Barmaid emigrating to New Zealand, receives a goodbye gift, Barometer, from well-wishers, Eston Pub, 1973

LCC Weights and measures office. A collection of fraudulent weights and measures, at one of the offices. Weights filled with cork and wood, measures with false bottoms etc. 7th July 1932

Jockey Jonjo O Neill sitting on a weighing machine, March 1985

Tunisia - a trader in a shops in the medina of Tunis
Tunisia - a fantastic photographic portrait of a trader in a shop in the medina of Tunis. Possibly a fruit seller? Date: circa 1908

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, steamer chair (incised detail)
White Star Line, superb steamer chair by repute from RMS Olympic, of folding form with original foldout footrest. The vendor has had the chair fully restored but in a manner that it has retained its

White Star Line, steamer chair with foldout footrest
White Star Line, superb steamer chair by repute from RMS Olympic, of folding form with original foldout footrest. The vendor has had the chair fully restored but in a manner that it has retained its

Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, 1912, by Mappin and Webb, hallmarked London 1912, with fine model of Cody?s Flyer, Type No

Cunard Line, QE2 turbine blade limited edition
Cunard Line, QE2 turbine blade. In 1986 the Queen Elizabeth 2 underwent a £90 million refit that marked the end of her life as a steamship as her turbine engines were replaced by a diesel

RMS Titanic film, life jacket and baseball cap
RMS Titanic, Movie Memorabilia - souvenir life jacket issued to crew on the James Cameron movie Titanic. This example is hand signed by a number of the crew and was presented to Dave Coldham

RMS Titanic - cigar case recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett
RMS Titanic - from inventory of items recovered from bodies by cable ship Mackay-Bennett - a silver cigar case of rectangular outline with rounded corners

RMS Titanic - gold stud recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett
RMS Titanic - from inventory of items recovered from bodies by cable ship Mackay-Bennett - a late Victorian 18 carat yellow gold round collar or dress stud

Caricature illustration, by Batchelor, showing policemen in top hats and evening dress suits, passing by police station. Captioned

General Dynamics EF-111A Raven 66-0028
United States Air Force - General Dynamics EF-111A Raven 66-0028 (msn EF-28, ex A1-46), an Electronic Counter Measures aircraft converted from an F-111A bomber

Entrance, box office, security gate, Passion facade, Sagrada Familia, Basilica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada
IMB4824169 Entrance, box office, security gate, Passion facade, Sagrada Familia, Basilica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia, Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family, by Antoni Gaudi

Ms Lat 993 L. 9. 28 fol. 98v Coconut Merchant from the Tractatus de Herbis by Dioscorides (vellum)
XIR159275 Ms Lat 993 L.9.28 fol.98v Coconut Merchant from the Tractatus de Herbis by Dioscorides (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Emilia-Romagna

Delft, Netherlands. Delft, Netherlands
5975602 Delft, Netherlands. Delft, Netherlands. by Flemish School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Economy. City weight (Stads Waag) in Delft, Netherlands

Sketches at Winchester, Seven-Hundredth Anniversary of the Mayoralty (engraving)
1622656 Sketches at Winchester, Seven-Hundredth Anniversary of the Mayoralty (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at Winchester)

Raymondin measures his land (engraving)
2777447 Raymondin measures his land (engraving) by English School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raymondin measures his land)

Sikorsky S-65C-3 SS65235
Israeli Defence Force-Air Force - Sikorsky S-65C-3 SS65235 (msn 65-235). (Note: The call-sign and unit markings have been covered for security measures) Date: circa 1980

Dassault MD. 454 Mystere IVA 60
(ex Israeli Defence Force-Air Force) Dassault MD.454 Mystere IVA 60 (msn 173), at the Israeli Air Force Museum, on Hatzerim Air Base

Nest of weights, 1588 (brass)
1220270 Nest of weights, 1588 (brass) by English School, (16th century); The Royal Mint Museum, Llantrisant, UK; eRoyal Mint Museum; English, out of copyright

A box of standard weights for silver coins, 1774 (brass weights in wooden box)
1220273 A box of standard weights for silver coins, 1774 (brass weights in wooden box) by English School, (18th century); The Royal Mint Museum, Llantrisant, UK; eRoyal Mint Museum; English

Methods to Prevent the Plague, from Le Petit Journal, 1898 (coloured engraving)
CHT235309 Methods to Prevent the Plague, from Le Petit Journal, 1898 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Contour Compass
XIR156105 Contour Compass by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Marine, Paris, France; (add.info.: surveys the contouring of the land; also known as a Boussole a Eclimetre; ); French

Ruth receiving the measures of barley (chromolitho)
6009866 Ruth receiving the measures of barley (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruth receiving the measures of barley)

Sketches in Clerkenwell House of Correction (engraving)
614598 Sketches in Clerkenwell House of Correction (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Clerkenwell House of Correction: weighing prisoners)

Frontispiece to Robert Fludds Utriusque Cosmi Historia
XJF447340 Frontispiece to Robert Fludds Utriusque Cosmi Historia, Tractatus Secundus de Naturae Simia Sue Tecnica Macrocosmi, Frankfurt, 1624 (engraving) by English School

Flemish, about 1520 (engraving)
3635729 Flemish, about 1520 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flemish, about 1520)

Standards of Weight and Measure (engraving)
1614817 Standards of Weight and Measure (engraving) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Standards of Weight and Measure)

Trial of weights and measures at the exchequer, during the reign of King Henry Vii. A clerk burning measures that didn t come to standard to maintain commercial confidence in trade and penalties

A Real Conservative Revival (engraving)
2777111 A Real Conservative Revival (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Real Conservative Revival. Cartoon, 8 August 1874)

Grocer (colour litho)
3641556 Grocer (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grocer. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Appliances for the sick-room (engraving)
6005628 Appliances for the sick-room (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Appliances for the sick-room)

Weights and measures (coloured engraving)
2800879 Weights and measures (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weights and measures)

Conserved panel from the Great East Window at York Minster
498969 Conserved panel from the Great East Window at York Minster: St John Measures the Temple (stained glass) by English School; York Minster, Yorkshire

The weighing machine at the General Post Office (engraving)
614564 The weighing machine at the General Post Office (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The weighing machine at the General Post Office)

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"Measures for Progress: From Suffragettes to Charity Challenges" In the fight for equality, suffragettes proudly donned their W. S. P. U sashes, demanding "Votes for Women. " Their measures of determination and resilience paved the way for a brighter future. Meanwhile, in a lighter context, comedy legends Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise embarked on a charity weight losing competition. With their witty banter and infectious laughter, they showed that they are be taken with humor and camaraderie. But measures extend beyond personal goals; they shape society as well. The English Electric Canberra T. 17 WK111 soared through the skies as a symbol of technological advancement—a measure of progress in aviation history. During times of political unrest like the General Strike, government leaders were forced to take decisive measures to address societal grievances. These actions had far-reaching consequences that shaped the course of history. Fast forward to today's global challenges—Australia faced its own measure of adversity with the outbreak of COVID-19. As communities rallied together, new they were implemented to protect public health and safety. Amidst it all stands the pharmacist from Maxims—the guardian angel dispensing vital medications and offering guidance during uncertain times. Their expertise serves as an essential measure in safeguarding our well-being. From suffrage movements to comedic competitions, technological advancements to political upheavals, or even healthcare crises—they have always played a pivotal role in shaping our world. They remind us that progress requires action and change demands courage.