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Everyday objects size library

Explore current and archived artwork, adopted sizes, measurement definitions and sources. Each drawing fits its own frame. Use the stated dimensions to compare actual sizes.

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Everyday objects / banana

Banana

Updated illustration

Archived

19 cm

Current

19 cm

Selected example

Selected medium banana; cultivar and curvature vary.

Straight end-to-end span of the illustrated banana, not an arc along the peel.

Measurement basis

USDA Release 28, report 2017-03-15; medium portion heading.

USDA medium category is 7 to 7⅞ inches long (17.78–20.00 cm).

Selected illustrative example within this product class or published range; not a universal size or an exact named product.

Source edition described below; accessed 2026-11-13

USDA · SR Legacy 09040 ↗Full record

Everyday objects / aa-battery

AA battery

Updated illustration

Archived

5.05 cm

Current

5.05 cm

Published measurement

AA/LR6 maximum overall length, including positive terminal.

Measurement basis

Energizer E91 dimension drawing: overall 49.20–50.50 mm; upper envelope adopted, not a universal exact cell length.

Published specification accessed 2026-11-13

Energizer · engineering datasheet (distributor-hosted) ↗Full record

Everyday objects / credit-card

Credit card

Updated illustration

Archived

8.56 cm

Current

8.56 cm

Published measurement

ISO ID-1 / CR80 nominal card width along the long edge.

Measurement basis

Plastic Cards: ISO 7810 dimensions 53.98 × 85.60 mm.

Published specification accessed 2026-11-13

Matica · card printer specification ↗Full record

Everyday objects / a4-paper

A4 sheet of paper

Updated illustration

Archived

29.7 cm

Current

29.7 cm

Published measurement

A4 nominal long-edge height, not US Letter paper.

Measurement basis

Die Maße der A-Formate: A4 height 297 mm, width 210 mm.

Published specification accessed 2026-11-13

DIN ↗Full record

Everyday objects / pencil

New pencil

Updated illustration

Archived

19 cm

Current

19 cm

Selected example

New full-length wooden pencil with eraser.

Eraser end to graphite point.

Measurement basis

Specifications: pencil length 7.5 inches.

7.5 inches = 190.5 mm; selected example rounded to 19 cm.

Selected illustrative example within this product class or published range; not a universal size or an exact named product.

Source edition described below; accessed 2026-11-13

Target · Ticonderoga product specification ↗Full record

Everyday objects / quarter

US quarter

Updated illustration

Archived

2.43 cm

Current

2.426 cm

Published measurement

US quarter dollar outside diameter.

Measurement basis

Quarter: diameter 24.26 mm; divide by 1000 for metres.

Published specification accessed 2026-11-13

US Mint ↗Full record

Everyday objects / vinyl-record

12-inch vinyl record

Updated illustration

Archived

30.2 cm

Current

30.2 cm

Selected example

Selected 12-inch LP pressing, approximately 30.2 cm across.

Outside diameter, excluding the centre hole from neither endpoint.

Measurement basis

Page 2, Type 30 dimensional diagram: outside diameter 300.8–302.4 mm.

The pressing technical drawing allows 300.8–302.4 mm outside diameter for Type 30 records.

302 mm is a representative 12-inch class record within the manufacturer range, not a universal exact diameter.

GZ Media technical conditions, revision 10 (2017-02-07), SNA-GZ copy

GZ Media · manufacturing specifications ↗Full record

Everyday objects / cd

CD

Updated illustration

Archived

12 cm

Current

12 cm

Published measurement

120 mm CD-ROM outer diameter; not the centre-hole diameter or an 80 mm mini CD.

Measurement basis

ECMA-130, second edition June 1996: 120 mm optical data disks.

Published specification accessed 2026-11-13

Ecma International ↗Full record

Everyday objects / door

Interior door

Updated illustration

Archived

2.03 m

Current

2.03 m

Selected example

Selected US 80-inch-class interior door leaf; excludes frame.

Bottom to top of the door leaf, excluding frame and threshold.

Measurement basis

Product title: 80-inch nominal door height.

80 inches = 2.032 m nominal; actual trim and regional door sizes differ.

Selected illustrative example within this product class or published range; not a universal size or an exact named product.

Source edition described below; accessed 2026-11-13

JELD-WEN · product specification ↗Full record

Everyday objects / bathtub

Bathtub

Updated illustration

Archived

1.52 m

Current

1.52 m

Selected example

Selected 60-inch-class bathtub, not internal bathing length.

Outside end to outside end of tub rim.

Measurement basis

K-1946-RAW overall length dimension 60 inches / 1524 mm.

The manufacturer drawing gives 1.524 m outside length; selected example 1.52 m.

Selected illustrative example within this product class or published range; not a universal size or an exact named product.

Source edition described below; accessed 2026-11-13

Kohler · engineering specification ↗Full record

Everyday objects / guitar

Acoustic guitar

Updated illustration

Archived

1 m

Current

1 m

Selected example

Selected full-size acoustic guitar; not scale length or body-only length.

Base of body to end of headstock.

Measurement basis

Specifications: total length, C40 995 mm and F310 1029 mm.

Manufacturer full-size examples span approximately 0.995–1.029 m.

Selected illustrative example within this product class or published range; not a universal size or an exact named product.

Source edition described below; accessed 2026-11-13

Yamaha ↗Full record

Everyday objects / smartphone

Smartphone

Updated illustration

Archived

15 cm

Current

15 cm

Selected example

Unbranded 15 cm-class smartphone, without case.

Bottom to top of device body.

Measurement basis

Size and Weight: height 147.6 mm.

A manufacturer example is 147.6 mm tall; the drawing is not claimed to depict this exact model.

Selected illustrative example within this product class or published range; not a universal size or an exact named product.

Source edition described below; accessed 2026-11-13

Apple · iPhone 15 technical specification ↗Full record

Everyday objects / dollar-bill

US dollar bill

Updated illustration

Archived

15.6 cm

Current

15.6 cm

Published measurement

Modern US banknote long edge; the same small-size format used by the one-dollar note.

Measurement basis

1929 Standardization of Design: 6.14 inches × 25.4 = 155.956 mm, rounded to 156 mm.

Published specification accessed 2026-11-13

US Currency Education Program ↗Full record

Everyday objects / lego-brick

2×4 LEGO brick

Updated illustration

Archived

3.18 cm

Current

3.18 cm

Published measurement

Classic 2×4 brick 3001 external body length, excluding nominal grid clearance.

Measurement basis

Technical drawing long edge: 31.8 mm; nominal stud pitch is 8 mm, not a 32 mm external length.

Published specification accessed 2026-11-13

Christoph Bartneck · measured technical drawing ↗Full record

Everyday objects / rubiks-cube

Rubik's Cube

Updated illustration

Archived

5.7 cm

Current

5.7 cm

Selected example

Selected 57 mm 3×3 cube; other editions and speed cubes vary.

Left to right edge of the front-facing square face; no perspective shortening.

Measurement basis

Rubik’s 3×3, pp. 8–9: 57 × 57 × 57 mm.

This licensed catalogue provides a 57 mm cube example.

Selected illustrative example within this product class or published range; not a universal size or an exact named product.

Source edition described below; accessed 2026-11-13

Preseli · licensed Rubik’s product catalogue ↗Full record

Everyday objects / wine-bottle

Wine bottle

Updated illustration

Archived

30 cm

Current

30 cm

Selected example

Selected 750 mL Bordeaux-style bottle.

Base to bottle lip; excludes any projecting cork.

Measurement basis

Dimensioned bottle drawing: height 300 mm.

Manufacturer example has a nominal height of 300 mm; bottle shapes and closures vary.

Selected illustrative example within this product class or published range; not a universal size or an exact named product.

Source edition described below; accessed 2026-11-13

Cristallo · Bordeaux bottle drawing ↗Full record

Everyday objects / soda-can

Soda can

Updated illustration

Archived

12.2 cm

Current

12.2 cm

Selected example

Selected approximately 12.2 cm standard 355 mL beverage can.

Base to top of the illustrated can; pull tab does not extend above the rim.

Measurement basis

Standard 12 oz can body, flanged open-can height 122.22 mm.

Engineering drawing gives 122.22 mm before final seaming. This rounded illustration is not a closed-can manufacturing specification.

Selected illustrative example within this product class or published range; not a universal size or an exact named product.

Source edition described below; accessed 2026-11-13

Ball · 12 oz standard can engineering drawing ↗Full record

Everyday objects / bicycle

Bicycle

Reference geometry

Archived

1.75 m

Current

1.75 m

Selected example

Selected adult bicycle, wheels aligned; not a frame size.

Rear tyre extremity to front tyre extremity.

Measurement basis

2027 Heist 2, geometry: S wheelbase 1050 mm; 700C wheels.

A 1050 mm wheelbase plus approximately 700 mm outer wheel diameter gives roughly 1.75 m overall. This is an illustrative calculation, not an exact manufacturer overall-length claim.

Selected illustrative example within this product class or published range; not a universal size or an exact named product.

Source edition described below; accessed 2026-11-13

Polygon Bikes · Heist 2 geometry ↗Full record