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Church Bell RingersRinging the changes in the belfry of an English parish church at Christmas time
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLarenKing Arthur welcomes the Green Knight into the Banqueting Hall and invites him to dismount and eat with the company. Everyone is amazed to see the unexpected visitor
Ukulele Song 1926A happy couple singing by moonlight: Give me a ukulele... and a ukulele baby... and leave the rest to me
Advertisement for Steinway Pianos - no drawing room of distinction has the ideally correct note unless it contains one. circa 1930s
Wurlitzer Pipe Organ AdWURLITZER Have your own Wurlitzer installed at home and charm the hours away with the lovliest of melodies
Orrery, 19th CenturyPlanetarium or orrery
Astrolabe & QuadrantAstrolabe and quadrant
Galileos TelescopeGalileos telescope
Two violins and a viola by StradivariusTwo violins and a viola by Antonius Stradivarius -- 1717 violin (Hart & Son), 1762 viola (Hart & Son), The Gillot Strad, 1715 (G Haddock). 1875
They Laughed when IThey laughed when I sat down at the piano... (and then, of course, he amazed them all with his virtuosity !)
BABBAGEs ENGINE (1)Babbages Difference Engine - he was continually modifying the design, as with modern computers, so it is not possible to date this precisely
Various musical instruments
HARPISTA medieval lady plays a small harp
Central Computer / HarwellThe Central Computer at Harwell serves over 600 users and has 200 typewriter terminals distributed around the site. This view shows the IBM 360/75
ROWLEYs ORRERY, 1749Rowleys Orrery
Organist Plays with FireWhile fire rages in Norwich cathedral, the organist plays on... and is found by the firemen half-asphyxiated by the smoke
BABBAGEs ENGINE (2)Charles Babbages Difference Engine, an instrument which went beyond simple calculation to embody some of the principles of computers
Swinging on Ringing BellThe bell ringers of Seville - a rather unusual method where the ringers are swinging on the bells themselves
Jazz orchestra by the pool on board the MauretaniaA jazz orchestra entertains passengers by the pool on board the ocean liner, the Mauretania, just one of the many amusements available. Date: 1931
Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Musical party given by CaGiovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Italian painter. Musical party given by Cardinal De La Rochefoucauld at the Argentina Theatre in Rome in 1747. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France
Peruvian QuipuThe QUIPU used by the ancient Peruvians to record events, keep accounts. This unattributed illustration comes from the Swedish Magazine Allers Familj Journal, 25th July 1923 issue
Alpine HornMan blowing a traditional horn in the Alps. Date: 1930s
Tuba on its OwnThere are three sizes of tuba - the smallest is the Euphonium : the Bombardon is the most usual; there is also the Contrabass Tuba, used in military bands and by Wagner. Date: 1897
The Emperor Stradivarius violinThe famous Emperor Stradivarius violin, dating from 1715. It was bought by the violinist and composer Jan Kubelik in 1910 for 10, 000 -- the highest price paid for a violin to that date. "
Christmas Bell RingersChristmas bell ringers Date: 1869
How Pianola Works 1912How the player-piano works - air passes through the holes in the piano-roll and acts on the bellows mechanism, causing a hammer to strike a key
Organ - Tippoos TigerThe unusual organ Tippoos Tiger, constructed to the order of Tippoo Sahib (1753- 1799), Sultan of Mysore, and represents the mauling of an East India Company Officer
Valve Horn on its OwnThe VALVE HORN (French : Cor a pistons) was introduced in the 1830s and completely replaced the Natural Horn used by Mozart and Beethoven
Long-Case by TompionLong-case clock by Thomas Tompion
Lantern Clock TompionLantern clock by Thomas Tompion, the father of English clock-making
Boys Band, Hull Sailors OrphanageBoys naval band at the Hull Sailors Orphanage, also known as Newland Homes. The Homes, a cottage homes development, were established in 1895 by a charity originally called The Port of Hull Society
Orrery by JonesAstronomical objects, namely a trajectorium lunare and an orrery or planetarium by Jones, mounted on a rather splendid stand
Wurlitzer SaxophonesFive saxophones from the Wurlitzer range
Persian MusiciansA group of Persian musicians play on a variety of instruments. Below dancing girls perform to the music
Bracket Clock TompionBracket clock by Thomas Tompion
Abraham-Louis BreguetABRAHAM-LOUIS BREGUET French watchmaker, known for instruments of great accuracy
Lovell TelescopeThe brainchild of Sir Bernard Lovell, the Lovell Radio Telescope was for many years the largest in the world and dominates the Cheshire countryside for miles around. Date: 1960s
Clock Mechanism, 1737A diagram of the inner workings of a clock
Musical Instruments 1883Various musicians playing various instruments: a harp, a lyre, pipes, hunting horn. Pipes of Pan are also in evidence
A Watchmaker at WorkA clock and watchmaker seated at his bench makes fine adjustments to a watch part, possibly a cog. He uses a bow lathe ?. Wall, mantel & grandfather clocks can be seen
Computer Envisaged 1927A COMPUTER, as envisaged in 1927 [illustration to The Thought Machine by Ammianus Marcellinus]
Highland Bagpipe PlayerRoss : Victorias highland piper
Lie detector 1923American instrument for the detection of uttered fibs, falsehoods, and other untruths, based on responses of the subjects heart and lungs
Persian musiciansThree seated Persian musicians, playing a hand drum, what looks like a daf and a kamanche. A tonbak, or goblet drum, lies discarded on the ground. Date: 1870s
Advertisement for the Brinsmead grand pianoAn advertisement for the Brinsmead grand piano, the best that British craftsmanship can produce, with a pure singing tone and beauty of finish. Payment by instalments can be arranged... Date: 1913
The Dixieland Jazz Band, c. 1919 Date: c.1919
Trombone, WurlitzerThree trombones from the Wurlitzer range
Oboe, WurlitzerThe Oboe, originally known by its French name, Hautbois