Strings Collection (page 2)

New Year card in the shape of a banjo. Date: circa 1890s

Two Lovers - Shamisen
Two Japanese lovers play the shamisen. The girl touches the cords, whilst her lover determines the sounds by the pressure of his fingers on the strings. Date: 18th century

German Violinist - Hilde Elgers. Date: circa 1923

Three frogs playing music on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

A Nubian Girl - Egypt Date: circa 1910s

Two Indigenous Alaskan Women
Twins - Two Indigenous Alaskan native Women wearing strings of beads (and little more..). Date: circa 1910s

Miss Jose Collins - Ziegfeld Follies Singer
Miss Jose Collins (1887-1958) - Ziegfeld Follies Singer and actress. Date: 1923

Angelic Guitarist
PUTO CHE SUONA LA GUITARRA - a young angel plays the guitar

Greetings card in the shape of a badminton racquet. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a shrimp
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a shrimp, which comes out of its shell to reveal a seasonal greeting. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Sandor Vegh, Hungarian-French violinist and conductor
Sandor Vegh (1912-1997), Hungarian (later French) violinist and conductor. Seen here taking part in an International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove, Cornwall (which he founded in 1972)

Suk el Turk - Tripoli, Libya
Myanmar - Women of the Akha Tribe in traditional headdresses. Speakers of Tai languages in Myanmar and Thailand refer to them as " gaw" or " ekaw" (ikaw/ikho)

Frog playing a mandolin on a French postcard
Frog dressed in female clothing playing a mandolin or banjo on a French postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Four frogs playing and singing on a greetings postcard
Four frogs playing the violin, conducting and singing on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Girl from Bukina Faso - Profile
Pretty Girl from Bukina Faso - shot in profile and showing the distinctive braided hairstyle, and varieties of beads worn around the head as well as the neck

Jubilee Stamp room, North Bersted, Bognor Regis, West Sussex
The stamp room at The Rising Sun Pub, North Bersted, Bognor Regis. Eventually, in the 1920s, the collector and publican Richard Sharpe retired

Dinka Man with elaborate head and neck decoration - Sudan, Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Burkina Faso - Upper Volta, Africa - Samo Dancer
Southern Burkina Faso - Upper Volta, Africa - Dancer of the Samo people. He appears to be playing some form of bowed musical instrument? Date: circa 1910s

Welsh Crwth - Rare Musical Instrument
Welsh Crwth - a very rare musical instrument - this example is held in a private collection on Anglesey. Hollowed out of a single block of wood, with the soundboard glued

Viola da Gamba (Leg Viol) - a Bass Viol, played held betwen the knees of the player (hence the name!). Shakespeare mentions the Viola da Gamba as viol-de-gamboys

Kuwait - Fruit Seller Date: circa 1910s

Samoan Girl - Fiji
Beautiful photographic portrait of a Samoan Girl - Fiji - note the coral and bean beads. Date: circa 1910s

Susi - with guitar
Susi - playing the guitar and singing. 1950s

The Dalrymple Orchestra, photographed in a garden
Members of the Dalrymple Orchestra, photographed in a garden. Date: 1907-1908

Bunty Pulls The Strings by Graham Mofatt. Third card by artist E. Chandler of a woman, Susie, standing drinking from a glass.The decanter sits on the table beside her

Rudolf Barshai conducting Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Rudolf Borisovich Barshai (1924-2010), Russian musician, conducting the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. He was their Principal Conductor from 1982 until 1988. Date: circa 1980s

Lady from Cairo - Egypt - multiple necklaces
Grand Lady from Cairo - Egypt - wearing multiple long-string necklaces! Date: circa 1903

Nautch dancing girl and two musicians, India. Date: circa 1905

Bunty Pulls the Strings at the Garrick and the chorus in Tap
Two scenes from London stage shows: top the second act from Bunty Pulls the Strings at the Garrick Theatre and bottom, the chorus in Tapping one of the features of Puppets at the Vaudeville Theatre

Moorish musician with instrument
Elderly Moorish musician playing a stringed instrument, possibly a gimbri. circa 1895

Susi - with guitar and bone. 1950s

Greek Man in ebullient rich local costume
Greek Man in traditional ebullient rich local costume, featuring silver briads, tassles, daggers white stockings and various medallions and metal plates. Date: circa 1910s

Greetings card in the shape of a violin in a case
Greetings card in the shape of a violin and bow in an open case. Date: circa 1890s

Greetings card in the shape of a violin, decorated with swallows. Date: circa 1890s

New Year card in the shape of a violin. Date: circa 1890s

Greetings card in the shape of a mandolin with pink roses and a blue ribbon. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a mandolin with pink roses. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a guitar with pink roses. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a banjo. Date: circa 1890s

Harp with yellow flowers on a Victorian scrap. circa 1890s

Violin with purple flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Violin with pansies on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Mandolin with blue flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Mandolin with white flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Banjo on a Victorian New Year scrap, with verse on either side and two young women performing on the banjo and the violin (open). Date: circa 1890s

Mrs Rabbit playing a Harp. circa 1900s

Three frogs playing banjos on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Four frogs playing guitars on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

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