Weighing Collection (#15)

HALIBUT INDUSTRY, 1888. Clockwise from top left: Getting Ready for Fishing ; Landing Halibut at Gloucester ; Weighing and Packing Halibut, Gloucester ; Drying Out Halibut

CHICAGO: MEATPACKING, c1893. Women and men weighing and packing mince meat at Armour s
CHICAGO: MEATPACKING, c1893. Women and men weighing and packing mince meat at Armours packing house in Chicago, Illinois. Stereograph, c1893

SYRIA: SILK STORE, c1914. Winding and weighting silk in an oriental silk store, Syria. Stereograph, c1914

TEXAS: COTTON FIELD, c1904. African American workers weighing cotton in a field in Texas. Stereograph, c1904

MIGRANT WORKERS, c1910. A group of young workers carrying in their pecks of cranberries to the bushel man for weighing at Theodore Budds Bog at Turkeytown near Pemberton, New Jersey

Man Weighs Cotton Bales
A man weighs bales of cotton while a group of African-American farm workers watch.late 19th Century. A sheet of picked cotton is in the foreground. (Photo by Lass/Getty Images)

Maidenhead, Berkshire - The Old Toll Gate. Date: circa 1903

Japan - Silk Industry - Gathering silkworms from egg paper
Japan - Silk Industry - Gathering the silkworms from the egg paper using a delicate feather brush. Date: circa 1909

Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - The Automatic Balances. Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Itinerant Meat Seller / Butcher
Thessaloniki, Greece - Itinerant Street Meat Seller with scales and young assistant. Weighing out some fowl. Date: circa 1910s

To mary for love or for money?
A pretty young girl is undecided whether to marry for love or for money... (see 10803887) Date: 1895

Cabbie advises fat fare to prevent horse spying him
Hilarious cartoon by Phil May: " I want you to take me to St. Johns Wood, Cabbie" " All right, Sir, but would you mind getting in on the other side so as the old horse don t see

Sorting and weighing tea leaves - Sri Lanka
Sorting and weighing tea leaves at the Great Western Tea Factory - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

Spice seller at a market. An old fashioned scale to weigh the spices. Collioure. Roussillon. France. Europe

The making of cricket balls at London football company station road, South Norwood Weighing and fitting the quilt and outside cover before seaming

Manufacture of cork balls at Chingford Weighing the compound before moulding 28 November 1922

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Fishermen unloading and weighing their catch of swordfish in (Xiphias gladius) Date:

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Fishermen unloading and weighing their catch of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Date:

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Labrador Dog - pup being weighed Date:

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Vet - weighing rat Date:

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Little / Little Blue / Fairy Penguin - researchers weigh penguins regularly to check growth rates Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. Date:

Three Saladins together weighing 33 tons are unloaded
Three Saladins, together weighing 33 tons, are unloaded from Short SC-5 Belfast CMk1, XR365, Hector

Porte / Felixstowe Fury hull during weighing
Porte/Felixstowe Fury hull during weighing

Wave-propelled vessel weighing 12 5lb
Wave-propelled vessel weighing 12.5lb. Hargrave Slide 30

Pilot Louis Noel in the Grahame-White Type 10 Charabanc
Pilot Louis Noe

St Michael and St Engracia. The Archangel Michael, his foot on a devil, in one hand holds his spear to the devils head while in the other he holds his balance for weighing mens souls

Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, weighing and comparing systems of the universe and giving greater weight to Tychos system, right, than to that of Copernicus. Ptolemys system is discarded at her feet

Arab manuscript depicting angel weighing a soul

Weighing with a steelyard (right). From Gaultherus Rivius Architecture Mathematischen Kunst, Nuremberg, 1547. Woodcut

Weighing the heart of the deceased in a balance. Baboon is one form of Thoth, inventor of writing and secretary to the gods, whose other form is as an ibis-headed man

Lavoisiers apparatus for weighing gases. From his Traite Elementaire de Chimie, Paris, 1789. Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) French chemist, one of the discoverers of oxygen

Falcon-headed god Horus weighing the heart of the dead in a balance. Tomb of Menna, 28th Dynasty. Tombs of the Nobles, west bank at Luxor, Thebes

German Emperor Wilhelm I and his Chancellor Otto von Bismarck weighing up the consequences of the Paris Commune after Germanys defeat of France during the Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. Cartoon

Colliery pit head scenes, including horse whim (bottom) and weighing coal (top left). From Pyne Microcosm, London, 1803-1808

Packing and weighing tea for export on a Ceylon estate. Colour illustration 1905

Public weighbridge used to weigh cattle in a market. Animals are placed weighing platform and attendant in kiosk weighs them using a weighing machine based on the principle of the steelyard

French grocer and druggist. In foreground a boy uses pestle and mortar to grind ingredients. In right background, balance for weighing goods hangs over counter. After 16th century print

Lockstitch sewing machine, eight inches long x 2 inches wide, weighing only 8 oz, patented Berlin 1881. Engraving

Forming cotton into laps so that it could be put into the carding machine in a uniform amounts. In foreground baskets of cotton that had been through the gin to remove seeds and separate fibres

Resurrection of the dead and weighing of souls at the Last Judgement. Chromolithograph after 13th century Psalter

Throwing an earthenware vessel. Belt-driven wheel of type used at Wedgwood & Copeland factories. Speed of wheel regulated by boy by raising or lowering belt on conical drums

Father And Son Go Backpacking
California: c. 1958. A father and son prepare to go backpacking by first weighing every item that goes into the pack

Arab Women Buying Fruit
MIddle East: c. 1890 An albumen print of three Arab women using a scale to buy fruit from a vendor

Weighing the Princes Elk on Board the osborne, Sweden
Weighing the Princes Elk on Board the " osborne", Sweden

Shuna Inclosure: Weighing Cotton Bags before Press Packing for Shipment, Egypt, 1873 Engraving

THE NAVY CUP AT GIBRALTAR, THE MIDSHIPMAN WEIGHING OUT, engraving 1890, engraved image, history, arkheia, illustrative technique, engravement, engraving, victorian, Arts, Culture, 19th Century Style

1848 California Gold Scale
LaPorte, California: c. 1880 A Howard & Davis Gold Scale. It came to California in 1848, and was used at La Porte Express Office, and at one time was owned by C. McLane Prest of Wells Fargo Company

Workers weighing out butter patts, making organically made butter from unpasteurized milk, on organic dairy farm, Hook and Son, Longleys Farm, near Hailsham, Pevensey Levels, East Sussex, England

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"The Ancient Art of Weighing: From the Papyrus of Ani to Modern Times" Step back in time with the Papyrus of Ani (Book of the Dead) - The Judgement, where souls were weighed against a feather. Plate 3 from the Book of the Dead takes us on a journey through ancient Egypt's weighing rituals. Fast forward to present-day Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, and you'll find The Kino Cinema standing tall. Just like in ancient times, decisions are made here that can tip life's scales one way or another. Intrigued by the concept? Explore further into the Weighing of the Heart ceremony depicted in Egyptian mythology. Discover how one's heart was measured against Ma'at's feather for purity and truthfulness. But let's not forget about everyday weighings. Picture an elegant Art Deco Bathroom Suite where individuals meticulously measure their weight as part of their daily routine. Health-conscious folks swear by Cod Liver Oil for its numerous benefits. It seems even our ancestors knew that maintaining balance within ourselves is crucial. From an overhead view at a bustling fruit and vegetable market, we witness vendors carefully weighing produce to ensure fair transactions - a practice dating back centuries. Speaking of gold rushes, imagine Klondike Bankers eagerly assessing nuggets during Alaska's Gold Rush in 1898. Every ounce counted towards fortunes being made or lost. Even our furry friends get involved. A Chihuahua sitting calmly on scales reminds us that sometimes it takes precision measurements to keep them healthy too. Caricatures at Royal Ascot capture moments frozen in time when jockeys anxiously awaited results after races – victory or defeat hinging on mere grams. Throughout history, it has played a significant role; it is deeply ingrained in cultures worldwide. From ancient Egyptian beliefs found within The Book of the Dead to strongman Thomas Topham showcasing his incredible strength, the act has always fascinated us.