Brass Collection (#16)

Brass Band, Flockton, Yorkshire
Brass Band, Flockton, Wakefield, near Grange Moor, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1910s

Ciricillos Italian Band, Dubuque, Iowa, USA. Showing Salvatore Ciricillo on the conductors podium and the boys and men seated, with their instruments. Date: 1910

Soldiers in camp, outside YMCA hut, WW1
Soldiers in camp, posing for a group photo outside a YMCA hut. A sign offers reading, writing and recreation. Date: 1914-1918

Group photo, British Army officers, including Lieutenant Colonel Lord (Baron) Wynford and Brigadier General Wray. Date: circa 1914

Traditional Brass Menu Display
A traditional brass menu display at an elegant bistro near Place de la Concorde in Paris

Boy scout band at camp
A boy scout band at camp, with drums and bugles. Date: 20th century

Two boy scout buglers at camp. Date: 20th century

Brass belt buckle with encrusted glasses, 7th century. It belongs to the Treasure of Torredonjimeno. Visigothic art. Jewelry. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia

Thatched Cottage
Hand coloured. Illustration of a thatched cottage with some kind of brass horn hung outside. There are two children standing in front of it

Bearded man in Military Uniform
Black and white. A bearded man in a military uniform, wearing a distinctive brass helmet.. Part of Box 365, Miscellaneous Part 1, Boswell collection. Slide number 33. Date: circa 1900

Firemen with fire engine and dogs, Surbiton, Surrrey
Firemen with their Shand Mason fire engine and two dogs, Surbiton, Surrrey. One of the dogs is climbing the engines ladder. Date: 1900s

Dutch wind band playing in open air, Holland
A Dutch wind band playing in the open air, Holland

Princess Marijke with Dutch boy scout
Princess Marijke (Maria Christina, right), daughter of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, watching a Dutch boy scout who is polishing a brass kettle at Soestdijk Palace as part of

Regimental band marching, Ghana, West Africa
The Gold Coast Regimental Band leading a scout route march, Ghana, West Africa

Suffragette Dog with a Pipe and Spectacles. A large brown dog with spectacles and brass collar, smokes a pipe against the background of the Union Jack flag

Boy Scouts in China celebrating Coronation of George VI
Boy Scouts in Shanghai, China, celebrating the Coronation of George VI by hoisting the flag at the British Consulate. Date: 1937

Fire officer in studio photograph
A fire officer (James Seaton Simonds?) in a studio photograph. He is wearing uniform, and his brass helmet is at his side

Statue of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw
Bronze statue of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw (1828-1908) about 18 inches high, by Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. The statue is kept in the dining room of the Massey Shaw Suite

Lieutenant Commander Sampson Sladen, Chief Officer of the London Fire Brigade, in uniform with two medals and a brass helmet. Date: 1909

Fire Station Officer Soggee in studio photograph
Fire Station Officer Soggee in a studio photograph, in uniform with his brass helmet under his arm

Massey Shaw fireboat with crew, River Thames, London
The London Fire Brigades Massey Shaw fireboat with five firefighters on deck behind the hose, two of them with medals on their uniforms

London Fire Brigade band members with trumpets
Members of the LCC-London Fire Brigade band, standing in a row with their fanfare trumpets. The pith helmets seen here were later replaced with brass helmets

LFB firefighters adjusting back of vehicle
LFB firefighters in traditional brass helmets adjusting the back of a vehicle

LFB firefighters in enclosed pump vehicle
LFB firefighters in an enclosed pump vehicle with a ladder on top. They are wearing traditional brass helmets and breathing equipment

LFB crew on motorised vehicle
LCC London Fire Brigade crew on a motorised vehicle, February 1934. Date: 1934

Motorised fire vehicle and crew, Twickenham
Motorised fire vehicle and crew of Twickenham Fire Brigade. Date: 1920s

Horse-drawn steamer taking part in special drill
A horse-drawn steamer and crew taking part in a special drill display given at Lambeth HQ for chief officers of provincial fire brigades on 13 October 1937. Seen here are hosepipes in action

Shand Mason MFB horse-drawn steam pump and crew
A Shand Mason MFB horse-drawn steam pump and crew, taking part in a special drill display given to chief officers of provincial fire brigades on 13 October 1937

Horse-drawn fire engine with crew, Willesden, London
A horse-drawn fire engine with crew, High Road, Willesden Green, NW London, with Willesden Chapel in the background

Horse-drawn steamer taking part in display
Horse-drawn steamer taking part in a display, with crew in traditional uniform, including brass helmets

Horse-drawn fire vehicle and crew in display
A horse-drawn fire vehicle and crew in traditional dress, taking part in a special drill display given on 13 October 1937 to Chief Officers of provincial fire brigades. Date: 1937

Shand Mason horse-drawn manual pump and crew
A Shand Mason horse-drawn manual pump, with crew from Red Cross Street fire station in traditional costume, taking part in the 1932 Lord Mayors Show, City of London

Massey Shaw fireboat in action, River Thames, London
The London Fire Brigades Massey Shaw fireboat in action with hoses spraying, on the River Thames near the Thames Barrier at Woolwich, with firefighters on deck

LFB firefighter, manual method of hose laying
An LFB firefighter in brass helmet demonstrating the manual method of hose laying, with the hose in folds over his shoulder

LFB vehicle with hosepipes folded up inside

Fireman in brass helmet with two white horses
Fireman in a brass helmet with two white horses in harness

LFB Headquarters - Awaiting arrival of their majesties
The opening of the new LFB Headquarters at Lambeth - the top brass await the arrival of their majesties. Date: 1937

Lionel de Latour Wells, MFB Chief Officer
Lionel de Latour Wells RN, Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade from 1896 to 1903. Cabinet photo by H & R Stiles, Kensington High Street, London

LFB new cork and rubber helmet
The relatively new LFB cork and rubber helmet. By 1938 it had fully replaced the traditional brass helmet, which carried the risk of electrocution. The new cork helmet was also lighter in weight

Two AFS firefighters exchange experiences, WW2
Two AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) firefighters exchange experiences after coming off duty. Date: circa 1941

Firefighters in new cork helmets
LFB firefighters at Southwark HQ wearing new cork and rubber helmets at an inspection, 14 July 1934. These new, lighter helmets replaced the old brass ones. Date: 1934

LFB band at LCC Jubilee Reception, County Hall, London
The LFB band taking part in an LCC Jubilee Reception for the Metropolitan Boroughs at County Hall on 21 July 1950. Date: 1950

Regional HQ band at LFB Headquarters, Lambeth
Group photograph of the Regional HQ band with their instruments at London Fire Brigade HQ. The purpose-built bandstand behind the band was incorporated in the original design brief of the Brigades

LFB horse-drawn steamer at modern review
Lambeth LFB headquarters hosted regular annual displays and reviews. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian Shand Mason horse-drawn steam fire pump

London Fire Brigade band members
Members of the LCC-London Fire Brigade band, standing in a row playing their instruments. Date: 1937

London Fire Brigade band at Brigade Headquarters
Group photograph of the LCC-London Fire Brigade band with the Deputy Chief Officer, Major Frank Whitford Jackson, sitting in the centre of the front row

The brass plate at the German Embassy removed during WWI
A sign of diplomatic relations breaking down at the outbreak of World War One was the removal of the brass plate at the German Embassy in London

Band of the Regina Boy Scouts Troop, Canada
Band of the Regina Boy Scouts Troop, Saskatchewan, Canada. Date: 1913

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