Weights Collection

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

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

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

More and more married men are taking up weightlifting. Out of the nine weight lifters who attended Bisham Abbey National Recreation Centre at Marlow

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

Chris Garland of Chelsea weight-training ahead of Chelseas Division One clash with league leaders Liverpool, pictured November 1972

Keep Fit Grandma Joan Johnson, a fit 75 year old, uses a daily dumbbell routine to keep her fit and healthy. April 1980

Arsenal physiotherapist Bertie Mee watches intently as Hendon outside right Terry Howard puts his back into a spot of weight training

New Arsenal signing Joe Baker leaving Highbury with Arsenal team physiotherapist Bertie Mee to see the club doctor July 1962

Because Ilford fire-women who are competing in a tug-o -war tournament in Walthamstow on Whit Monday have no team with which to practise

Because Ilford fire-women who are competing in a tug-o -war tournament in Walthamstow on Whit Monday have no team with which to practise

Training for their clash with Northampton on Saturday at the Cliff, Salford, are the Manchester United Boys. Denis Law strengthening his leg using weights, he stops to chat to Jimmy Murphy

Mr Ingham (the Kings Jockey) being weighed in at Ascot. June 1923

Protecting the housewife. Weights and measures testing department of the LCC. Testing scales and weights. Thousands are brought to this office each year to be tested

Footballer Nobby Stiles, who is to undergo a leg operation, pictured keeping the muscles supple during a training exercise in the back garden of his home in Stretford, Manchester. 9th June 1969

American singer, Pat Boone, exercises for his part in his next film " The Main Attraction" where he plays a circus artist. He will have some trapeze work in the film

Exhibition of sports and leisure held at Olympia London. 23rd September 1984

Model wearing sports fashions. 11th June 1987

St Johns Old Market, Liverpool, 26th September 1958. Mrs K Irvine of Belmont Road, Liverpool, weighing a lobster for a customer

St Johns Old Market, Liverpool, 28th February 1964. Mrs Elizabeth Moore, who has been trading for 69 years

Stockton Castings. 15th May 1996

Alvechurch football club team training. 21st December 1967

Laurie Cunningham bare chested in the gym Madrid Spain. 24rh October 1982

Justin Fashanu, Norwich City Football Player, 2nd October 1980

Archie MacPherson Sports Commentator dressed as strongman, wearing leopard print leotard November 1985

Plymouth Argyle football team carrying weights as they take part in training exercises. January 1961

Weightlifter Louis Martin training in Rawdon Street where he lives in Derby. The man who did more to raise the sport of weightlifting than any other by winning his gold medal at the Olympics

Football Manchester United Training Session: Three of Uniteds stay at homes, Law, Stiles and Dunne get in some weight training at the Cliff yesterday. January 1970 70-0699-004

Keep-Fit: Woman exercising with dumb bells. 1960

Mens Health: Body builder Larry Stevens seen here with his training coach exercising with weights in the gym. 1957

Leopardskin lace body stocking, elastic clip belt and headband. January 1987 P006276

The Crunch. Lie on back, knees bent, feet flat. Hold weights with arms out stretched behind you on floor. Raise weights above head keeping arms straight. January 1988 P006552

Metal boots to give her more speed. Schoolgirl with metal boots is schoolgirl champion athlete 17 years old Sheila Hoskin of East Acton, London, and she has her eye on further titles of the track

Bare Knuckle Boxer: Donny "The Bull"Adams. October 1975 S75-5727-001
Bare Knuckle Boxer: Donny " The Bull" Adams. October 1975 S75-5727-001

Weightlifter Louis Martin training in Rawdon Street where he lives in Derby. The man who did more to raise the sport of weightlifting than any other by winning his gold medal at the Olympics

Mens Health: Body builder Larry Stevens seen here exercising in the gym. 1957

Keep-Fit: Woman exercising with dumb bells. 1960

Miners who have received severe injuries, some to the spine, others to the legs or arm, pictured exercising durin g their fitness regime at a rehabilitation centre March 1942 P018165

1948 London Olympics in Colour A member of the USA weightlifting team seen here at training camp prior to the start of the games. July 1948

Ben Helfgatt weight lifter. March 1953 D1324

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