Brass Collection (page 15)

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

Ray Forest Band, Scheveningen, Netherlands
Ray Forest Band, Palais de Danse, Scheveningen, near The Hague, Netherlands. Date: 1935

Naval Infantry going to Selamlik (Friday Prayers) - Istanbul, Turkey. The brass band leads the way. Date: 1907

Three musical dogs and a clown on a greetings card
Three musical dogs and a clown conducting them on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Crying the Neck at Gulval, Cornwall
A man in the village of Gulval near Penzance, Cornwall, in September 1984, following the harvest tradition of Crying the Neck

Quiller-Couch memorial pillar, Fowey, Cornwall
Granite memorial pillar to Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), Cornishman, writer and scholar, at Penleath Point, Fowey, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Woman sitting on a bed on a greetings card -- just send for me if you re feeling lonely! Date: circa 1890s

Royal Horse Guards Trumpeter on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Church Parade, Barnardos Watts Naval Training School, Elmha
Barnardos Watts Naval Training School, Elmham, Norfolk. Uniformed boys and staff lined up led by small brass and drum band. Date: early 1900s

Friedmans Music Shop, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Friedmans Music Shop, 73 Springfield Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, USA. Date: 1932

Bristol Diocesan Home, Blyth, Bristol - Dormitory
Bristol Diocesan Home, Blyth, Bristol - girls asleep in a dormitory. The beds carry brass plaques commemorating those giving financial support to the establishment. Date: circa 1908

Four musical cats on a greetings card, marching along and playing a bugle, a drum and cymbals. Date: circa 1890s

Cats and kittens on a greetings card -- three of them are looking out of a window, waiting for another one to play a tune on a bugle. Date: circa 1890s

The Brass Rail restaurant, New York City, USA
The Brass Rail restaurant, 7th Avenue and 49th Street, New York City, USA, showing meat cooking in front of burning coals on an English Roasting Jack. Date: circa 1940

Cat and rat on a New Year card
A cat and a rat wearing clothes on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Eaton Fishing Band, Eaton, Ohio, USA
Men of the Eaton Fishing Band with their musical instruments, Eaton, Ohio, USA, and a line of fish strung up in front of them

Band playing at Hammond railway station, Minnesota, USA
A band playing on the platform of Hammond railway station, Minnesota, USA, with the arrival of a Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul train. Date: circa 1914

Central Cafe Orchestra, Juarez, Chihuaha, Mexico. The cafe at the time was owned bys G Gonzalez. Date: 1928

Bedroom interior with dressing table and bed. Date: circa 1930s

WW1 - American troops parade in New York
WW1 - American troops parading through New York before their departure for War in France. A brass band lead the formation through the streets of the city

Two Persians on horseback clutching a brass ring - perhaps competing in a test of horsemanship.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of

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

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