Brass Collection (page 2)

Crew of the Bexleyheath Fire Brigade, Kent, with fire engine and hose

Syria - Jewish Workers producing Engraved Brasswork Date: circa 1905

Alfriston Antiques
The wonderfully jumbled interior of an antique shop at Alfriston, Sussex, England, where dealers have known for years that bargain hunters love a rummage! Date: 1960s

Band, Darenth Training Colony Band, Kent
The military band at the Darenth Training Colony near Dartford in Kent. The colony, for adult mental defectives, was set up by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 as an addition to the existing

White Star Line flag and clock
A White Star Line flag mounted on a brass stand, alongside a ships clock with key attached by string

Military Firemen - Turkish
Turkish Military Firemen in their uniforms

Poker, detail
Cast polished steel fire poker with a twisted brass handle and a floral finial, part of a set of fire tools including tongs and a shovel

Fire shovel, reverse
Cast polished steel fire shovel with a decorative brass handle, a floral finial and a bell-shaped blade with a pierced flower motif, part of a set of fire tools including tongs and a poker

Poker
Cast polished steel fire poker with a twisted brass handle and a floral finial, part of a set of fire tools including tongs and a shovel

A large crowd gathering - north of England (possibly Leeds or Sheffield?). Date: 1908

Celtic Relics, Personal Ornaments of Gold and Bronze. Gold bracelet, three bronze fibulas, enamelled bronze horse trapping, enamelled ring, bronze torque, gold torque, gold earring, bronze ornament

A pagan belief, that holly was a symbol of fertility and eternal life, this took place on the Twelfth Night, burning holly tree branch was carried through the village, followed by a brass band

Dip in the morning and Dip at Night. A housewife seems to be gaining a lot more personal pleasure from her morning soak than her evening with her soak who is not performing to quite her

Large German Military Brass Band in all its glory! Date: circa 1909

Royal Navy captain on bridge of warship
Royal Navy captain on the bridge of a warship, leaning on the brass engine room telegraph set at Full Ahead. Date: circa 1950s

Band of the Turkish Army in Palestine awaits Djemal Pasha
Band of the Turkish Ottoman Army in Palestine awaits the arrival into the Railway Station of Djemal Pasha. Ahmed Djemal Pasha (18721922) (" Jamal Pasha the Bloodthirsty")

WW1 - The Band of a Prussian Infantry Regiment - note the universal wearing of the traditional Pickelhaube (or Pickelhelm) helmets. Date: circa 1916

Fender
Brass fender with rounded corners, pierced metal fretwork and reeded bun feet, thought to have been manufactured in c.1800. Date: c.1800

Clock, reverse
Brass and metal lantern clock on four ball feet, made by Robert Robinson in Lothbury, City of London, c.1660-1670. Date: 1660-1670

Candle snuffer and stand
Brass candle snuffer with scissor-like handles and a pointed tip, on a stand with a handle, hexagonal stepped base and a tapering socket, made in England c.1710-1715. Date: 1710-1715

Brass lighter in the form of a jackboot, WW1
Brass lighter in the form of a jackboot with Imperial Eagle emblem, removable top in the form of a German Pickelhaube helmet. Trench Art

Aboriginal men and woman, Brisbane area, Australia
Two aboriginal men and one woman in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. They have their names on brass plates around their necks. Date: 1922

Brass plaque, Pacific Steamship Navigation Company
OCEAN LINER: Brass Pacific Steamship Navigation Company PSNCo circular brass lifeboat plaque. 5ins

Cunard Line, gilt brass and alabaster cabin lamp
CUNARD: Early 20th century gilt brass and alabaster cabin lamp similar to those seen on Aquitania. 13ins. Ex-Cobwebs, Southampton

20th century pair of Blomefield ships cannon
MARITIME: a matching pair of 20th century style Blomefield ships cannon based on the 18th century ships Blomefield pattern. Each cannon weighs 30kg each. The bronze barrel measures 19ins

19th century brass and wood tiller bar
MARITIME: A good quality 19th century brass and wood tiller bar with an acorn type handle which unscrews to replace the wooden handle. Measuring 35ins. long. Weighs 7.5kg

Mid-19th cetury brass signal cannon
MILITARIA: a mid-19th century brass signal cannon, with cylindrical barrel on a shaped truckle base, inscribed PEACE 1856 TRUST IN PROVIDENCE AND KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY with two large spoked front

19th century brass and wood ship's wheel, made in Belfast
MARITIME: A good 19th century brass and hard wood ship's wheel with the legend NORTHUMBRIAN MAID. BELFAST. 1843 in the brass central boss, on display stand

Harland & Wolff oak campaign chest with five drawers
HARLAND & WOLFF: 19th century oak campaign chest of two short and three long drawers unusually in one section as opposed to two marked to the reverse with yard number 289 denoting the ship

Siebe Gorman pump converted to drinks cabinet
MARITIME: a rare fully fitted Admiralty pattern two diver twin cylinder double acting pump by Siebe Gorman & Co Ltd, London converted to a bespoke drinks cabinet. 23ins. x 42ins. x 20ins

Goodshaw Band, Crawshawbooth, early 1900s

Market Day, Beverley, early 1900s

Beverley Market Day Brass Band Victorian period

RMS Lusitania, brass porthole recovered from wreck
RMS LUSITANIA: An extremely rare brass porthole recovered from the wreck of the Lusitania in 1982. The porthole bears several labels, principally Porthole No

Spring balance brass dial, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The spring balance used by Cody in early engine-thrust tests. Circa 1908, by Salter?s, the brass dial marked to 600lb

Tree and spring balance brass dial, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The spring balance used by Cody in early engine-thrust tests. Circa 1908, by Salter?s, the brass dial marked to 600lb

White Star Line, MV Britannic - brass lifeboat nameplate in relief. 11 inches. Date: 20th century

White Star Line - three uniform brass buttons by Miller, Rayner & Haysom Ltd. Date: 20th century

White Star Line and Cunard - souvenir brooches
White Star Line and Cunard souvenir brooches - RMS Baltic, RMS Celtic, RMS Megantic and RMS Queen Mary. Pictorial brass enamel brooches. Date: 20th century

HMV 78rpm record, and brass To Life Boats sign
HMV 78rpm gramophone record in buff coloured paper sleeve, Be British and Stand to Your Post, and a brass To Life Boats sign, 20 inches. Formerly the property of Brian Ticehurst, Titanic expert

Cunard Line, RMS Queen Mary - souvenir brass items made from her propellers - four coasters, 3.5 inches diameter, two paperweights, 2 inches diameter, tie bar, lapel pin, and two sets of cufflinks

P&O Cruises - Sea Princess brass name plaque on an oak backing board. 34 x 6 inches. Date: 20th century

Union Castle Line, RMS Pretoria Castle - instruments
Union Castle Line, RMS Pretoria Castle, later SA Oranje - rare collection of brass engine room instruments together with the ship's bulkhead clock, fixed to an oak shield-shaped panel. 32 inches

Cunard Line, RMS Aquitania - brass pressure gauge
Cunard Line, RMS Aquitania - circular brass pressure gauge on a contemporary oak backing with plaque bearing the words Cunarder Aquitania 1914-1950'. Date: 1914-1950

Cunard Line, RMS Aquitania - brass bell on stand
Cunard Line, RMS Aquitania - brass bell on contemporary treen stand, impressed RMS Aquitania May 1914 Feb 1950. 14 inches on stand. Date: 1914-1950

Maritime - brass gimble lamp, stamped ER COM. 13.5 inches

Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - tankard and coin
Captain Treasure Jones Archive - RMS Queen Mary maiden voyage brass commemorative coin, and a pewter tankard

Cunard Line, table from RMS Aquitania
Cunard Line - teak coffee table bearing brass label Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Company, teak taken from RMS Aquitania'. 32 x 19 inches. (2 of 2)

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