Meter Collection

Tape recorder
Ampex reel-to-reel tape recorder and Gates Radio Company modulation monitor, photographed in recording studio mock-up at Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum, Pontiac, Illinois

Colossus Of Rhodes
The Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of the sun god Helios measuring 34 metres, towers over the islands harbour, circa 250 BC

Hotel chefs relaxing, Central London
Chefs outside a Central London hotel take a break from their labours, in the fresh air. Date: circa 1950s

The Ancient of Days - Urizen measuring out the material world - Urizen measuring
XEE4162477 The Ancient of Days - Urizen measuring out the material world - Urizen measuring the material world. Illustration of the frontispiece of the book " Europe

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Ireland, North, Belfast, Donegall Quay, The Big Fish Sculpture by John Kindness. The scales of the fish are pieces of printed blue tiles with details of Belfasts history

Women as electricians WWI
Women in London electric station. During World War One there seemed to be no limit to the number of civilian occupations that women showed themselves cabable of replacing men

Lung function test. Spirometer sitting on lung function test results

An engraving depicting the elevation and vertical section of Frost's piston water meter, 19th century
5311592 An engraving depicting the elevation and vertical section of Frost's piston water meter, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1891); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Pneumatics: marine barometer, Mr Caswell's and John Rowning's barometers, 18th century
FLO4593532 Pneumatics: marine barometer, Mr Caswell's and John Rowning's barometers, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' " Cyclopedia or Universal

Types of hygrometers, 18th century, to measure moisture content. Jean-Andre De Luc's whalebone hygrometer
FLO4591669 Types of hygrometers, 18th century, to measure moisture content. Jean-Andre De Luc's whalebone hygrometer, and others by Horace-Benedict de Saussure, Benjamin Meggot Forster

Group of young austrian seamstresses
3569017 Group of young austrian seamstresses; (add.info.: Austria 1900 ca. Photographer: Piekarowitz); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Surveying levels or theodolites designed by Mr. Jesse Ramsden and Mr. Edward Troughton. Copperplate engraving by W
FLO4592989 Surveying levels or theodolites designed by Mr. Jesse Ramsden and Mr. Edward Troughton. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J

Apparatus for treating horse glanders and William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828)'s reflective goniometer
FLO4591092 Apparatus for treating horse glanders and William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828)'s reflective goniometer, to measure the angles of minute crystals with precision

Dynamometers for measuring force or torque designed by McDougale and Robert Salmon
FLO4591376 Dynamometers for measuring force or torque designed by McDougale and Robert Salmon. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Bertillonage (Bertillon system or forensic anthropometry) a forensic technique developed by the Frenchman Alphonse
ELD4961071 Bertillonage (Bertillon system or forensic anthropometry) a forensic technique developed by the Frenchman Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914) in 1879

Navigation instrument: man using a sextant to measure his position. First 20th century
NWI4953877 Navigation instrument: man using a sextant to measure his position. First 20th century. Colouring reproduction (Halftone) of a photograph.; (add.info.: Navigation instrument)

Wooden and leather book-shaped box containing mathematical instruments in brasswork, 18th century (brass)
DEX5040796 Wooden and leather book-shaped box containing mathematical instruments in brasswork, 18th century (brass); Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence

Metal, wood and cork condensation hygrometer of the Accademia del Cimento, 17th century (object)
DEX5040788 Metal, wood and cork condensation hygrometer of the Accademia del Cimento, 17th century (object); Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Metal)

Scale used to weigh coins used by a religious in Middletown, Connecticut, USA, 1777-1797
NWI4827160 Scale used to weigh coins used by a religious in Middletown, Connecticut, USA, 1777-1797. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

An engraving depicting a water meter by Lambert of New York - Exterior view with detail of the indication
5311594 An engraving depicting a water meter by Lambert of New York - Exterior view with detail of the indication, and a sectional view showing the mechanism

Nautical instrument: Hadley type sextant, 18th century (object)
DEX5040797 Nautical instrument: Hadley type sextant, 18th century (object); Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Nautical instrument: Hadley type sextant)

Altarpiece of Saint Michel. The archangel Saint Michael threatens the demon of his sword on which Christ crucifies
JEB4846418 Altarpiece of Saint Michel. The archangel Saint Michael threatens the demon of his sword on which Christ crucifies appears. He holds with the other hand a balance weighing souls

Bertillonage (Bertillon system or forensic anthropometry) a forensic technique developed by the Frenchman Alphonse
ELD4960696 Bertillonage (Bertillon system or forensic anthropometry) a forensic technique developed by the Frenchman Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914) in 1879

Types of hydrometers, 18th century, by Clark 2,3, John Theophilus Desaguliers 4, Jean-Andre De Luc 5
FLO4591709 Types of hydrometers, 18th century, by Clark 2,3, John Theophilus Desaguliers 4, Jean-Andre De Luc 5, and William Nicholson 6

Electrometers, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal
FLO4592325 Electrometers, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees

Kilometric terminal from Santa Eulalia de Roncana, 2nd century BC - Milestone (2nd century BC)
CUL4855310 Kilometric terminal from Santa Eulalia de Roncana, 2nd century BC - Milestone (2nd century BC). It comes from Santa Eulalia de Roncana (Barcelona). Roman art. Sculpture. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Letter W: Two candy cones, it's often happened, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214804 Letter W: Two candy cones, it's often happened, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Cartoon depicting a wet gas meter (Emerson), 19th century
5308701 Cartoon depicting a wet gas meter (Emerson), 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a wet gas meter (Emerson). Dated 19th century 01/02/1874); Universal History Archive/UIG.

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: A team of geometres realises the chemin du Chateau de Saint Roch, 1880
LUX4806466 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: A team of geometres realises the chemin du Chateau de Saint Roch, 1880; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Frog thermometer for measuring body temperature, 17th century (object)
DEX5040789 Frog thermometer for measuring body temperature, 17th century (object); Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence

Illustration of Stop (1825-1899) in Le Charivari, 1873-2-26 - Do not put light under the bushel - Republican
ICA4870731 Illustration of Stop (1825-1899) in Le Charivari, 1873-2-26 - Do not put light under the bushel - Republican Republique

Surveying equipment from the 19th century: dendrometers and Mr. Broad's machine for measuring timber
FLO4593000 Surveying equipment from the 19th century: dendrometers and Mr. Broad's machine for measuring timber. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an Illustration by J

Surveying equipment from the 19th century: circumferentor and cross, horizon glass and index glass
FLO4592990 Surveying equipment from the 19th century: circumferentor and cross, horizon glass and index glass. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an Illustration by J

Electrometers, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after John Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia
FLO4592300 Electrometers, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after John Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman

Coal-measuring equipment with pulleys, winches, and sacks. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J
FLO4591222 Coal-measuring equipment with pulleys, winches, and sacks. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Pneumatics: barometer, section, elevation, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an illustration by
FLO4593523 Pneumatics: barometer, section, elevation, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an illustration by J

Letters V and W: A candy cone: have you noticed that it looks like the letter V? Two cones of candy, it happens a lot
DUV4214816 Letters V and W: A candy cone: have you noticed that it looks like the letter V? Two cones of candy, it happens a lot. On a double bonheur alors

Greece, Pirgos, Pirgos: Geodesic Mission. Soup hour in Pirgos, 1908
LUX4763509 Greece, Pirgos, Pirgos: Geodesic Mission. Soup hour in Pirgos, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Pirgos, Pirgos: Geodesic Mission. Soup hour in Pirgos, 1908); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Types of hygrometers, 18th century, to measure moisture content by Anderson 8, Dr. Robert Hooke 9,10, Dr
FLO4591679 Types of hygrometers, 18th century, to measure moisture content by Anderson 8, Dr. Robert Hooke 9,10, Dr. Hale 11, James Ferguson 12,13

Pneumatics: flasks for the artificial production of Pyrmont water, thermometers by James Kewley and John Leslie
FLO4593502 Pneumatics: flasks for the artificial production of Pyrmont water, thermometers by James Kewley and John Leslie, wind gauges by James Lind, Martin and Pierre Bouguer, and an echo device

Surveying level or grand theodolite designed by Jesse Ramsden. Copperplate engraving by W
FLO4593009 Surveying level or grand theodolite designed by Jesse Ramsden. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J

Surveying equipment from the 19th century: levelling instruments. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham
FLO4593007 Surveying equipment from the 19th century: levelling instruments. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' " Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary," London

Robert Salmon (1763-1821)'s weighing machine or Poidometer, 18th century
FLO4592211 Robert Salmon (1763-1821)'s weighing machine or Poidometer, 18th century. Illustration and copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal

The Colossus of Memnon in the necropolis of Thebes in Luxor (Egypt) and the nilometre of Kahira in Cairo
FLO4634833 The Colossus of Memnon in the necropolis of Thebes in Luxor (Egypt) and the nilometre of Kahira in Cairo, with its octagonal pillar that is used to measure the flood of the Nile

Nilometer on Raudah Island, Cairo, Egypt, with its marble octagonal pillar marked in cubits to measure the water of
FLO4576480 Nilometer on Raudah Island, Cairo, Egypt, with its marble octagonal pillar marked in cubits to measure the water of the Nile

Merchant de toile - Fabric seller, early 19th century, in black apron over white dress, bonnet and gloves
FLO4658409 Merchant de toile - Fabric seller, early 19th century, in black apron over white dress, bonnet and gloves, carrying a bolt of cloth

Wooden box containing brassed mathematics instruments, Late 16th-early 17th century (brass)
DEX5040799 Wooden box containing brassed mathematics instruments, Late 16th-early 17th century (brass); Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence

Portable theodolite by Edward Troughton. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J
FLO4593030 Portable theodolite by Edward Troughton. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J. Farey from Abraham Rees' " Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary," London

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"Meter: Measuring the World in Various Dimensions" From the ancient Colossus of Rhodes to modern-day lung function tests, the concept has been an integral part of our lives. In the realm of technology, tape recorders have long served as faithful companions, capturing and preserving our voices for posterity, and are like meters that measure time and memories. Speaking of measuring, one cannot forget William Blake's iconic artwork "The Ancient of Days, " where Urizen is seen meticulously measuring out the material world. It reminds us that measurement is not just a physical act but also a metaphorical representation of control and understanding. Even in leisurely moments, such as hotel chefs relaxing in Central London or a woman leaning against the boom of yacht "Clarity" during a prestigious sailing event like 6 Metre Class World Championship, there is an underlying sense of precision and calculation involved – perhaps even measured anticipation for their next move. History reveals fascinating glimpses into unexpected roles women have played throughout time. From being electricians during WWI to Victorian-era gas meter readers diligently recording consumption levels, they defied societal norms by embracing these unconventional professions with grace and skill. And then there are scientific instruments like thermometers from Accademia del Cimento dating back to 1650. These intricate devices with clusters containing liquid and glass beads serve as reminders that measurement is not limited to length alone; it encompasses temperature too – another dimension we seek to quantify. Whether it's monitoring lung function or reading gas meters in different eras, each act represents society's quest for knowledge through measurements. Meters become symbols connecting us across time and space – bridging gaps between past achievements and future advancements. So let us appreciate this humble unit called 'meter' which silently shapes our world by providing structure, insights, and opportunities for exploration. May we continue using this tool wisely while marveling at its ability to reveal hidden dimensions within our lives.