Brass Collection (#18)

Quintagonal WWI photo frame
Quintagonal photo frame containing round swivel frame engraved in brass with the names and dates - Mons 1914 : Marne 1914 : La Basse 1915 : Ypres 1914/15 : Arras 1915 : Vimy 1917

Brass ashtray showing French, British and Belgian soldiers clasping hands. Trench Art

Tobacco jar made from the base section of a brass shell
A tobacco jar made from the base section of a 1915 18 pounder brass shell containing a Coldstream Guards pattern rank garter star. Trench Art

Brass plate, on a wooden plinth- CART WATER TANK
Brass plate, on a wooden plinth, with the following information - CART WATER TANK VI/15, T & B REG. NO. E131548. Trench Art

Model of Taube type monoplane, WW1
Model of a German manufactured Taube type monoplane. Trench Art

Model of German biplane, WW1
Model of German biplane with fuselage made out of a bullet and cut-out German crosses on the wingspan. Trench Art

Trench Art model of a British mine layer, WW1
Trench Art model of a British mine layer on a brass base celebrating the Royal Navys capture of a German submarine

Oval tobacco box with lid, WW1
Oval brass tobacco box with lid bearing an enamel and metal badge showing the arms of the City of Bradford with the words In Honour of Bradford Territorials 1914. Commemorative Ware. Date: 1914

Brass souvenir in the form of a heart, WW1
Brass souvenir in the form of a heart, engraved and dated France, 1915/1916/1917/1918 with the cap badge of the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

Kings Royal Rifle Corps badge on matchbox holder, WW1
Kings Royal Rifle Corps badge on a brass matchbox holder. Trench Art

Desk ornament with Royal Field Artillery arm badge, WW1
Desk ornament with a Royal Field Artillery Other Ranks arm badge. Trench Art

Hexagonal brass money box - Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry
Hexagonal brass money box carrying a collar badge of Oxford & Bucks. Light Infantry. Trench Art

German brass band receive no applause, WW1
German street musicians in England surprised to receive no applause and no donations after performing. Date: 1914

WW1 tank, camouflaged sides on beaten brass base
WW1 tank with camouflaged sides on a beaten brass base. Trench Art

Last Post Memorial Service, St Pauls Cathedral, London
The Last Post Memorial Service at St. Pauls Cathedral, London, for the Royal Regiment of Artillery, St. Georges Day, 23 April 1919. By Captain Gilbert Holiday (1879-1937), Royal Field Artillery

Boys and officers of Western Scout Troop, South Africa
Boys and officers of Western Scout Troop, Johannesburg, South Africa, on a wooden structure

Boys of Norwood Scout Troop band, South Africa
Boys of Norwood Scout Troop band, Johannesburg, South Africa, with brass, woodwind and percussion instruments

Poster advertising International Festival, Brussels
Poster advertising International Guards Festival, Brussels, 7-9 June 1935, showing a marching military band of different nationalities. Date: 1935

Exhibit of Bessons musical instruments, 1885
An exhibit of F. Besson & Companys brass musical instruments, 1885. Date: 1885

Music shop interior, 1855
The interior of the musical instrument shop of Gautrot, France. Horns, trumpets and drums are displayed, with one keen shopper trying what looks like an early euphonium. Date: 1855

British coin, Elizabeth II threepenny bit
British coin, an Elizabeth II threepenny bit. Date: 1963

British coin, George VI threepenny bit
British coin, a George VI threepenny bit. Date: 1943

Marie Prevost in 1923
Marie Prevost (1898 - 1937), Canadian silent film actress. Photographed here in the Stroll Picture Threatre in " Brass". 1923

Band of the 77th Regiment, India. Date: circa 1860s

Frank & Raymond Hills Los Angeles Dance Orchestra, previously resident at the Hotel Negresco, Nice, France. Their instruments include violin, saxophone, banjo, piano, drums, trombone and euphonium

Grand opening of Chinatown, Broadway, Los Angeles, USA
Scene at the grand opening of Chinatown on Broadway, Los Angeles, USA, on 25 June 1938, with the Governor of California Frank Merriam officiating after unveiling a plaque on the west gates. Date: 1938

British and American soldiers, Western Front, WW1
British and American soldiers getting ready for a musical evening on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Royal Marine Band at Coronation George VI
Royal Marine Band in full ceremonial uniform in the procession at the Coronation of King George VI Date: 12th May 1937

Brass band marching along a road
A brass band marching along a road, with children following at the side

Trade catalogue for Kettles and Stands 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing a variety of brass kettles and urns for use on the tea-table. Date: 1911

Trade catalogue for bird cages 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing a variety of decorative brass bird cages. Date: 1911

Trade catalogue for bird cage aviaries 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing a variety of decorative larger bird cages. Date: 1911

French woman in a munitions factory, making parts for arti
French lady as she sits at her bench, in a French factory, machining brass striker-pins for artillery shells. 1916

German Traditional Dress
A brass band of the Grodner Valley, Germany, in traditional costume. Date: 1930s

Watching a Brass Band
An audience in a London park enjoy the music of a brass band playing on a bandstand. late 1930s

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Serbian Band playing as a part of a parade of newly-arrived Russian troops, joining the International Expeditionary Force at Thessaloniki

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Music in the French Camp Date: circa 1917

Womens Rights - Satire Reversal of Traditional Roles
A suited and booted Suffragette heads out to her Club, holding a Paper on the Duties of a Wife and a Debate on Emancipation, whilst her tired husband is left rocking the baby... Date: circa 1910s

Scotsman shocked by expensive of the Worlds Fair in Chicago
The Chicago Exhibition McPherson - " Four Dollars for a bed! The extravangance. I canna sleep for thinking o t." Date: 1893

Lisbon, Portugal - National Museum of Coaches - Stirrups
Lisbon, Portugal - National Museum of Coaches - a fine collection18th century stirrups in brass, iron and wood with metallic adornments. Date: circa 1910s

Native Student Orchestra - Tanzania (formerly German East Africa) Date: circa 1908

Six monkeys on a horn-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

The Astorians - Birmingham dance band circa 1908

Brass finishing machine

Brass basin inlaid with silver and gold. 1320 - 1341. With the name of the Mameluke sultan al-Nasir Muhammad. From Cairo or Damascus. 22.7 cm. high and 54 cm. diameter. Islamic art. Jewelry

Brass Button from Thorne Union Workhouse, London

Brass band marching along a street
A brass band marching along a street, and playing as they go. There is a clarinet, two cornets, French horns and tubas. Other people are following, some with flags

Widdington Band
Widdington Brass Band pose in their military-style uniforms. Date: July 1909

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