Brass Collection (page 14)

Pink flowers on a horn-shaped Christmas card
Pink flowers and seascape on a horn-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Blue flowers on a horn-shaped Christmas card
Blue flowers and seascape on a horn-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Carrying the Holly Tree at Brough, Westmorland (now Cumbria). This tradition takes place on Twelfth Night, when a burning holly tree is carried through the village, followed by a brass band. 1827

Boys Band, Spring Bank Orphan Home, Hull, Yorkshire
Boys brass band at Spring Bank Orphan Home, Hull, with their uniforms and instruments. Date: Early 1900s

Greetings card in the shape of a coal scuttle with cats
Greetings card in the shape of a coal scuttle with a cat and a kitten inside. Date: circa 1890s

Greetings card in the shape of a coal scuttle
Greetings card in the shape of a brown wooden coal scuttle. Date: circa 1890s

Members of a brass band relax after playing in Salford Date: circa 1982

Two dogs in bed on a Christmas postcard -- breakfast in bed charged extra. Date: circa 1890s

Familiarising horses with the sound of music, to avoid adverse reactions during important state ceremonies. Date: circa 1960s

Chandeliers, brackets and back lamps, Plate 245
Chandeliers, brackets and back lamps, for burning petroleum, paraffin or kerosene, Plate 245. Date: circa 1880s

Polished brass chandeliers, Plate 259
Two, three and five-light polished brass chandeliers, Plate 259. Date: circa 1880s

Glass engraved globes and bronze chandeliers 1881
Chandeliers with engraved glass globes and lacquered, steel or florentine bronzed fittings. 1881

Hall, passage and verandah lamps for gas, Plate 256. Date: circa 1880s

Ecclesiastical lighting items, Plate 168
Ecclesiastical suspensions, coronae, brackets and other church lamps, for burning petroleum, paraffin or kerosene, Plate 168. Date: circa 1880s

Medieval metalwork for churches, chapels, schools, Plate 167
Medieval metalwork for churches, chapels and schools, Plate 167, showing a range of ornate lamps, lanterns and fixtures. Date: circa 1880s

Find the Fault card No. 11 -- pen with nib. circa 1930s

Roman coin. Dupondius. Adverse with portrait of Livia, wife
Roman coin. Dupondius. Adverse with portrait of Empress Livia, wife of Augustus. Brass. 1st century BC. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain

Roman coin. Dupondius. Reverse. Relief depicting the gate of the wall of Augusta Emerita. Brass. 1st century BC. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain

Model of the Duiveneiland lighthouse on Java, 1870
Model of the Duiveneiland lighthouse on Java. Foundry Prince of Orange. The Hague, 1870. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Horn. Brass instrument. Germany, 1747. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Victorian Photo Album - oval mirror design. 19th century

Music cover, Louis Armstrong, Takes Two To Tango, words and music by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning. 1952

London Cries - Troop, every one! - toy trumpets. 1827

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Hose the Firemans Wife. late 19th century

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mr Hose the Fireman. late 19th century

Woman police officer on horseback, London
Woman police officer (Ruth Lindley) on horseback in Central London in front of a band of marching guardsmen. Women were appointed to the Mounted Branch in 1970. Date: circa 1977

Male and female police band members, London
Male and female police band members, Met Police, London, both in ceremonial uniform. The WPC in the foreground is holding a clarinet

Salvation Army band in action in a street. Date: 1970s

Man listening to brass band
Man sitting on a deckchair, listening to a brass band. Date: 1970s

Angel with trumpet on a Christmas card -- Behold I bring you Glad Tidings. Date: circa 1890s

Frogs with pipes on a cutout New Year card
Frogs with pipes, a cigar, a cigarette, an ashtray and a box of matches on a cutout New Year card. circa 1890s

Frog playing trombone on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Santa Claus on a cutout Christmas card, standing by a sleeping childs bed holding a tree and presents. Date: circa 1890s

Dusting a Staircase
An Edwardian housemaid dusts the elaborate balustrade of a huge staircase. Date: early 1900s (re-enactment)

Brass Crosby, Mayor
BRASS CROSBY - MP for Honiton, Devon, Lord Mayor of London, quarreled with Parliament re publication of debates, for which he was sent to the Tower but became a public hero. Date: 1725 - 1793

Brass Crosby & R Oliver
BRASS CROSBY, Lord Mayor of London, with Alderman Richard Oliver : quarreling with Parliament re publication of debates, they were sent to the Tower but became public heroes Date: 1725 - 1793

Riding Habit / Albanesi
Dark blue, tailored riding habit with a double row of brass buttons to the corsage & a white collar & a black top hat with a veil. Date: 1840s

Costume / Brass of C15Th
Monumental brass in Digswell Church, Hertfordshire: wide, padded headdress with veil, houppelande with turned down collar, long funnel sleeves, kirtle sleeves visible. Date: early 15th century

Electric ceiling pendant & bracket lights 1929
A variety of ceiling and wall light fittings, two way bracket light, candelabra, ceiling light with opaque opal panes hanging with brass or bronze chains, and a strange light with loose material

Cornice Poles and Ends
Cornice poles and ends; brass curtain hooks; cleats; and other items Date: circa 1900

Alexanders Ragtime Band
" ALEXANDERs RAGTIME BAND" A ragtime jazz band in a bandstand; music sheet for the famous song by Irving Berlin. Date: 1912

Advert for S. Timings & Co. patent rotary castors 1888
Patenteers and sole manufactures of the patent brass rotary castors, also cabinet, builders and general brassfounders. Date: 1888

Firemen and mechanic with burnt-out car, London
Firemen and a mechanic examining a burnt-out car in Pall Mall, London, 16 April 1936. One fireman (right) wears the old style brass helmet, while the two on the left are wearing the new cork helmet

Victorian horn player in a street. late 19th century

Advertisement, Bicycle Bugle or Buglet
Advertisement, Henry Keat & Sons, Inventors & Manufacturers, Matthias Road, London -- Bicycle Bugle or Buglet. 1880s

Chandeliers and wall brackets 1881
Selection of chandeliers and ornate wall brackets made from lacquered brass or bronzed and relieved with glass globes. Date: 1881

Kettles and stands, complete with heating lamps
Brass or copper finish Kettles and stands, complete with heating lamps. Circa 1900s

Lifeguards marching, Upper Albany Street, NW London
2nd Lifeguards and brass band marching in Albany Street, NW London. Friswells car showroom can be seen on the left. Date: circa 1910s

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