Brass Collection (#20)

Ballooning poster, Mr H Green
Poster advertising Mr H Greens second balloon ascent from the Great Northern Pleasure Grounds, Old St Pancras Road, near Kings Cross, London, his 233rd ascent in his Great Northern balloon

Hoyts A brass monkey. Date c1900

Hoyts comic whirlwind, A brass monkey a satire on superstition. Date c1900

Two Sea Scouts cleaning brass work -- a bell and a lantern. circa 1930s

Brass ornament, two birds
A brass ornament, depicting two birds with overlapping heads. Possibly of relevance to Hindu philosophy and religion

Brass ornament, two birds and tree
A brass ornament, depicting two birds pecking at a tree. Possibly of relevance to Hindu philosophy and religion

East London Industrial School brass band
The boys military-style brass band at the East London Industrial School. The boys are posed in uniform with instruments. The School opened in 1873 at 43 Leman Street Whitechapel but by 1909 was

The Old Curiosity Shop, Mrs Jiniwin & Sampson Brass
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

The Old Curiosity Shop, Mr Brass at the keyhole
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Lord Mayors Show, City of London
The Lord Mayor and other High City Functionaries show amusement at the dignity of the small boy leading the band. circa 1911

The Old Curiosity Shop, Quilp mocks the figurehead
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Brass factory
The brass works on Holmen, Norrkoping, Sweden. 1790s. Date: 1790s

Stolen property display, Operation Bumblebee
A display of stolen property, forming part of Operation Bumblebee, a campaign for burglary prevention launched in 1993. This display consists of musical instruments: guitars, violins, saxophones

Metropolitan Police Jay Dee Dance Orchestra
The Metropolitan Police Jay Dee ( standing for J Division) Dance Orchestra, under the direction of Ps Booker. The eight players sit on a stage with their musical instruments: trombone

Silhouette of conductor and musicians
Silhouette of a conductor and a musicians, probably on a bandstand. A tuba player can be seen on the left, a cello is leaning up in the middle, and a woman plays the cornet on the right

Metropolitan Police K Division orchestral band

Horse with brasses at a County Show, Cornwall
A horse with many brasses at a County Show in Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Ploughman with two horses, Hayle, Cornwall
A ploughman with two horses in a field near Foundry Farm, Hayle, Cornwall. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1970s

Cairo - Brasswork Factory in the Khan el-Khalil Bazaar Date: circa 1903

Kingham, Oxfordshire - Outside The Plough Inn. There appears to be a Fair in progress in the background and a procession is assembling to the left, with a brass band at its head. Date: 1906

Street Music: German band at Oberammergau, 1880
A marching band braves the rain at Oberammergau, Germany. Date: 1880

Street Music: German band in Bloomsbury, 1902
A quintet of serious-looking German street musicians serenade leafy Bloomsbury, London with their music. Date: 1902

Newfoundland - Bell Island - Local Brass Band Date: 1921

Cheshire Muck Heap
Farmers Gold - a muck heap on a farm in Cheshire, England, proving that where theres muck, theres brass ! Date: 1960s

Doggy Brass Band
Two dogs with their trumpets! Date: early 1930s

Czech Sokoln Brass Band
Men of the Sokoln (Czech) brass band, marching through Prague, Czechoslovakia, for the opening of the Slet. Every year the Sokol band opens a bigger athletics ceremony. Date: 1930s

Royal Brass Band
One of the Royal Guards holds up some sheet music for his colleagues in the brass band to read! Date: 1960s

Coronation Tea Party
A bustling village community celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II with games, a brass band and of course a delicious childrens tea party. Date: 1953

17th / 21st Lancers shoulder title
A brass shoulder title of the 17th/21st Lancers, a British cavalry regiment formed in 1922. early 20th century

Australian band playing in square, Bapaume, France, WW1
An Australian band playing in the town square at Bapaume, northern France, during the First World War, with ruined buildings in the background and debris on the ground. Date: circa 1917

Australian band playing a march, Bapaume, France, WW1
The band of the 5th Australian Infantry Brigade, led by Bandmaster Pheagan of 19th Battalion, playing the Victoria March at Grand Place (the main square), Bapaume, northern France

Queens Crown Civil Defence Corps button badge
A Queens Crown Civil Defence Corps button badge in brass and enamel. late 1940s-1950s

Street music: an unwelcome German band
Preventions better than cure: a servant bribes a German band to clear off before their music makes someone ill

Initiation
Three recipients are initiated after being lowered through a hole in the ceiling. They are privy to a brass column that escape the ravages of an immense cataclysm, " the Great Flood"

President Poincare visiting recaptured Peronne, France
President Raymond Poincare (1860-1934) visiting the recaptured town of Peronne, Somme, northern France, during the First World War

Military band, Windsor
The guards at Windsor march through the streets

American ladies military band
An American ladies military band, playing in a park. Date: 1900

Paris Garde Nationale band
The band of the Paris Garde Nationale at the Crystal Palace Date: 1858

O. T. C School band, 1900
The young men of the O.T.C School band, with their signatures, pictured in 1900. Date: 1900

Kaiser Wilhelm II with soldiers just before WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, taking part in a military exercise with soldiers just before the outbreak of the First World War. Date: June 1914

Grenadier Guards perform
The musical festival at Boston: the band of the grenadier guards playing The Star Spangled Banner. Date: 1872

Lord Herbert Kitchener, British Army officer
Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850-1916), British Field Marshal, diplomat, and statesman. Studio portrait by Bassano. circa 1900

Coronation Tea Party (advertisement)
As part of an advertisement for Bowater Paper Corporation Limited, artist Illingworth previews the typical scene in British villages during Coronation week. Date: 1953

Austrian Village Ensemble, featuring, yokels, musicians and a variety of age groups! The caption reads Aineter Militia. Date: 1928

Austrian Brass Band in traditional country costume. Date: circa 1910s

Simple Beds
Simple brass and iron bedsteads for working people, servants and others Date: 1889

A Village Brass Band
A village band dressed smartly but variously Date: circa 1900

Trumpets, Wurlitzer
Regulation trumpets, including U.S. army, post horn and coaching horn

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