Instruments Collection (page 2)

Oboe, Wurlitzer
The Oboe, originally known by its French name, Hautbois

Ukulele, Wurlitzer
A range of Ukuleles sold by the Wurlitzer company

Boys Band, Training Ship Indefatigable
The Boys Band of the Training Ship Indefatigable pose for their photograph in a field, near a tent -- probably at a local fete where they were performing

Wurlitzer Mandolin
Wurlitzers flat-back mandolin outfit Date: 1924

Astronomical Clock 1833
The astronomical clock in Strasbourg cathedral was first built in 1354 and rebuilt in 1574

Adolphe Sax
ADOLPHE SAX French inventor of musical instruments

Chinese Abacus 1814
A man uses a " swan-pen" - a Chinese version of the abacus

M. I. T. Calculator 1930S
The Differential Analyser calculating machine designed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Corno Di Bassetto
The CORNO DI BASSETTO (sometimes called the Bassett Horn) is virtually an alto clarinet

Bassoon & Sarrussophone
Bassoon and Sarussophone from the Wurlitzer catalogue

Racial / French Accordeon
A typical French street or cafe musician playing the one-step for accordion

Optique Telescope / Didero
An optique telescope

Computer 1960S
A compact modern computer with built in screen

Armillary Sphere
An armillary sphere

Tycho Brahe Astrolabe
Tycho-Brahes astrolabe

Horn Lesson in a Wine Cellar
A group of gentlemen and a small boy congregate in a wine cellar to practice playing the horn whilst enjoying a drink or two (non-alcoholic for the small boy of course)

Wurlitzer Mandolin 1924
The Wurlitzer Banjo Mandolin outfit - only 35 dollars !

Clock Mechanism 1882
A clock mechanism

Man & Concertina / Photo
A young man is photographed playing his concertina

Peruvian Quipu
A quipu of ancient Peru

Cornet on its Own
The CORNET-A-PISTONS - usually known simply as the Cornet, has a tube half the length of the trumpet, and consequently plays an octave higher

Vocal Cornet (Wurlitzer) 1
A trio of Vocal Cornets from the Wurlitzer range

Trumpet (Wurlitzer)
Wurlitzer trumpet outfit

Lady Plays the Violin
A lady plays the violin

Clocks at Greenwich
Left, Synchronome Free Pendulum at Greenwich Observatory, with right, the Slave Clock which performs its escapement function, accurate to 1/100th second

London Trade Card - William Bull, Musical Instruments - trumpets, kettledrums, French horns, speaking trumpets, hearing horns for deaf people, powder flasks

Interior of Golden Temple at Amritsar, 1858
Interior of the Golden Temple at Amritsar, India (spelt here as Umritzir), 1858. Gurus reading the Grunt h (or Granth). The Guru is sitting before the Grunt h (sacred text)

St Edwards Orphanage, Liverpool - Boys band
St Edwards Orphanage, Broad Green, Liverpool - the boys band pose with their instruments

WW2 Poster -- Women of Britain Come Forward Now
Women of Britain -- These scientific instruments demand nimble fingers and quick brains. Come Forward Now. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service

Chinese musical instruments
A selection of Chinese musical instruments, including a bell(1), gong, (2), cymbals(4), a guqin or seven-stringed zither(7), a pipa or four-stringed lute (8), Yueqin or moon-shaped lute(11)

Advert for Harrods piano sale 1919
Selection of bargain pianos, prices start at 148 gns for a Cramer Baby Grand in rosewood to a Chappell upright Boudoir Grand at 64 gns. 1919

Glenfinnan Church Bell
Church bell in the grounds of Glenfinnan Church, Inverness- shire, Scotland. It was originally intended for the church tower, but it proved to be too heavy! Date: 1930s

Harry Prices ghost hunting kit
Undated photograph of Harry Prices ghost hunting kit, comprising a Reflex and cine cameras, tools for sealing doors and windows, apparatus for secret electrical controls, steel tape

Inclined Plane Clock
Clock using an inclined plane designed by Maurice Wheeler, rector of Sibberton

Advert, Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock, Scotland
Advert for Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock, Scotland. 1905

Record Sleeve, Pinky and Perky
78rpm Record Sleeve, Pinky and Perky, the sensational TV singing stars. 1958

Paganinis violin by Guarnerius
Three views of Paganinis violin by Joseph Guarnerius, 1743, in the Municipal Palace, Genoa, Italy. 1875

Cat playing the piano on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Clarinet. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. Museum of Musical Instruments

Types of war bombs in use by G. H. Davis
Instruments of destruction: types of war bombs in use during the Second World War. A comparative chart showing the various types, including the incendiary, the high explosive, the armour piercing

A group of Persian musicians
A group of four Persian musicians playing their instruments. 1818

Boer War Memorial unveiling, Haverfordwest, South Wales
Commemorative photograph of the unveiling of the Boer War Memorial at St Mary the Virgin Church, High Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Boys Band at Hollybrook Cottage Homes, Southampton
The boys band at Hollybrook cottage homes at Shirley Warren, Southampton. The homes were opened in 1911 by the Southampton Union to accommodate pauper children away from the workhouse

Pro Arte Orchestra
The leading Double Bass section of the Pro Arte Orchestra, peforming at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Date: 1969

Wayang puppet theatre and Gamelan Orchestra - Java
Wayang - Javanese puppet theatre (sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang). Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by a gamelan orchestra in Java (now Indonesia)

Silhouette of Edgar Dowells Dance Orchestra
Silhouette of Edgar Dowell and his orchestra, popular in both the UK and US during the 1920s. Date: c.1925

Medieval frolics: wine, women and song
An alfresco medieval social gathering, with mixed bathing and music making. Date: c.1430

Selby Abbey Clock
The head verger winding up the clock in the clock tower of Selby Abbey, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1950s

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