Brass Collection (page 12)

WWI bugle - Norfolk Regiment badge
First World War bugle - Norfolk Regiment badge together with a brass shoulder bar and brass crown. Name plate - 9033 Bugler D. Foster. Embossed with broad arrow and SOMME 1916-18

Trench Art lighter in the shape of a bullet with outside brass striker. Trench Art

Lighter constructed from a large brass nut with two French copper coins on either side. One is dated 1916. Trench Art

Model of artillery piece, WW1
Model of an artillery piece, the barrel made out of different sized bullets on a wooden carriage with spoked wooden wheels covered with brass. Trench Art

Model of WW1 tank on brass base
Model of First World War tank on a brass base, engraved Souvenir of Great War. Trench Art

Mark XI Trench Brass Periscope with wooden handle, WW1
Pattern 1796, Heavy Cavalry Sword, 1808-1818.Carried by Capt (later Lt Col) William Tyrwhitt Drake, Royal Horse Guards.Blade is straight, flat backed

The Davon patent brass spotting telescope, WW1
The Davon patent brass spotting telescope (War Office Broad Arrow), boxed by Broadhurst & Clarkson & Co, 83 Farringdon Road, London

Young Private, 6th Battalion (City of London Rifles), WW1
Head and shoulders miniature portrait of a young Private, possibly of the 6th Battalion (City of London Rifles), by Alice James, RMS RWA (fl. 1887-1930)

Matchbox cover with German helmet, WW1
Matchbox cover with a German Pickelhaube helmet bearing the words Gott Mit Uns (God With Us), and Souvenir de France on the side, Trench Art

Matchbox cover inscribed Gott mit Uns, WW1
German matchbox cover inscribed Gott mit Uns (God with Us), Trench Art

Boys of Barberton Scout Troop, South Africa, being inspected by the British Consul at Lourenco Marques (now Maputo), Mozambique

Cow with bell
A horned cow with a bell hanging from its neck

Horse and cart with owner
Horse and cart in a field with a man, probably the owner, Es Briggs of North Foreland House, Broadstairs, Kent

Arabic Greeting - Egypt - As-salamu alaykum
As-salamu alaykum - an Arabic greeting often used by Muslims around the world. Translates as Peace be upon you. Here, a Woman (wearing a veil and an Egyptian Brass Arousa el Burka)

LFB - a Shand Mason MFB steam pump and crew
Lambeth LFB headquarters hosted regular annual displays and reviews. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian horse-drawn steam fire pump with the crew in period dress

LCC-LFB Change from brass to cork fire helmets
A significant landmark when on 14 July 1934 the LFB started to replace its traditional brass helmet with a new compressed cork design. It would be four years before the changeover was completed

LCC-LFB Fireman using the sliding pole
Following a visit to the United States, the Chief Officer (Captain Eyre Massey Shaw) saw these devices in American firehouses, and brought the idea into his own fire stations

Merryweather steam fire engine with crew
A Merryweather steam fire engine with crew at a coastal location. The plaque on the vehicle says: First Grand Prize, London Patent, and the words on the raised ladder: Victorys Anchor Oct 21st 1805

Appliance room of Cannon Street Fire Station, London
The appliance room of Cannon Street Fire Station in the City of London. The horses are not long gone, and their empty stalls can be seen left of centre

London Salvage Corps and LFB at the scene of a fire. The salvage workers can be identified by their black Braidwood style helmet

The Lavenham Salvation Army Band, Suffolk Date: circa 1907

RAF Per Ardua Ad Astra badge and brooch
A Royal Air Force badge bearing the Latin motto Per Ardua Ad Astra (Through Adversity to the Stars), turned into a brooch by the addition of a bow and pin. Date: circa 1940s

General von Mackensen and Turkish Officers
Anton Ludwig August von Mackensen (1849 1945) - German soldier and Field Marshall. He commanded with success during the First World War

Met Police cadets on parade
A group of Metropolitan Police cadets on parade, with a brass band playing in the background

Women of the Burmese Kayan Lahwi tribe
Four women and a young baby from the Kayan Lahwi tribe, a group of the Karenni people of Burma (Myanmar). Women of the various Kayan tribes identify themselves by their different form of dress

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Ashanti implements and weapons
A. Sanko, musical instrument B. Cushion C. Ashanti Ministers state bag D. Fantee stool, cut out of solid block of cotton wood E. and F. War Greegrees or charms made of leather and straw worked in G

Iron & Brass Foundry
Two interior views of Palmer, Green & cos premises in North Street, Brighton. where they do ironfounding and brassfounding

WW1 - Girl with Trombone in Australian Military Uniform. Date: circa 1918

Man playing trumpet, dog listening
Unusual Friends - man playing trumpet, dog listening. 1950s

The Cruise of the Constance by Hatherley and Winchcombe
The Cruise of the Constance written by Violet Hatherley, with music and lyrics by Cyril Winchcombe. First produced at the Royal Theatre in Worthing on 10th June 1909

Tregony Heavy Horse Show and Country Fayre, Cornwall -- keepers with their beautifully turned out horses. circa 1980s

Aswad reggae band at Penwith, Cornwall
Members of the reggae band Aswad, including founder member Brinsley Forde (front row, left) relaxing offstage at Penwith, Cornwall, during an open air concert. Date: 1983

Waterfront view at Twon, Nigeria, West Africa
Waterfront view at Twon (Twon-Brass, Brass, Brasstown), Nigeria, West Africa. Date: circa 1920

Instrument for tattooing deserters, 1850 (c). Brass body and trigger with brass D plate and steel spikes. Engraved on side with manufacturers name, Savigny and Company, London

Advert for Arden Hills & Co new patent gas fires 1888
Patent asbestos gas fires by Arden Hill s, tiled hearth and brass rail, pattern, no sheet-iron parts, large fire front, hook at back, new burner, fall-down trivet

Victorian scrap - Salvation Army dog trumpeter. late 19th century

Lorna Holder photographing the front of a Egyptian novelty shop, with large brass, cooper clay, pots and bowls. Date: 1978

Young bandsmen in uniform
Group of young bandsmen in uniform, getting ready to play. circa 1967

Music cover, Dearie Mine, by Meredith and Thorburn
Music cover, Dearie Mine, vocal waltz, with words by Joe Meredith and music by Billy Thorburn, featured and broadcast by The Savoy Havana Band and recorded by The Savoy Orpheans at the Savoy Hotel

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