Strings Collection (page 5)

Indigenous American Baby in a papoose
Indigenous Americans Baby in a decorated papoose Date: circa 1910

Tabriz, Iran - Fruit Seller
A Beautiful early photographic picture postcard showing a Fruit Seller. Rather bizarrely there is a partial view of a chap on a ladder emerging into the top-right hand corner of the shot - what he is

Three Boys playing with Soldier Marionnettes - World War Two era. Date: circa 1940

Putting on a corset - with assistance
A lady requires some assistance in the tightening of the laces of her corset. The rather caustic caption reads: " Reducing the Surplus" !! Date: circa 1905

Torquay, Devon - Illuminations (3 / 3)
Torquay, Devon - Illuminations - Vane Hill and the Harbour Date: circa 1930

Ajaccio - Corsica, France
A street stall selling vegetables on a corner of Napoleon Way ( Cours Napoleon ) at Ajaccio - Corsica, France Date: circa 1910s

Launching a huge Japanese kite on a festival day, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Toad in Disguise / Grahame
Toad in disguise: " She arranged the shawl with a professional fold, & tied the strings of the rusty bonnet under his chin." Date: First published: 1908

Violin on its Own
The violin has four strings, tuned in perfect fifths : the music for it is invariably written in the G clef. Date: 1897

Game / Balloon Football
The ladies have balloons on the end of their strings - the gentlemen try to jump on them. He who succeeds in bursting a balloon has won... its all frightfully jolly... Date: 1911

Mars Tied Down
Mars, God of War, allows the Geneva Peace Conference to tie him down - before he does his celebrated escaping trick, breaking their pathetic strings Date: 1932

Making Macaroni
Making macaroni in Napoli - the strings of paste hanging out to dry Date: 1886

Bead Seller, Constantinople
A seller of strings of beads, Constantinople

Turkish Beggar - Albanian / Macedonian region
Turkish Beggar in the Albanian / Macedonian region of the Ottoman Empire

Interpreter and guard for travellers
A superb postcard showing an interpreter and guard that a traveller could hire for translation and protection!

A girl being pursued by two boys by Florence Hardy
Two strings to her bow. A girl walks ahead of her devoted admirers, who bear gifts of bouquets. In an autumnal landscape

Kitchen scene, Sofia, Bulgaria
A Bulgarian woman baking a cake in a kitchen in Sofia, Bulgaria

Model Frigate
This model frigate is used at the Naval School, Greenwich, to teach cadets which strings to pull

Sudanese curio seller in Port Said, Egypt - ready to catch the passing shipping trade and the tourists that brings to the port

Glamourous yet coy young lady
A hand-coloured photographic postcard of a shy young lady in a bright low-cut blue dress with a finger to her mouth and wearing a long string of pearls

Lear / Nonsense / Ryde
There was a Young Lady of Ryde, Whose shoe-strings were seldom untied. She purchased some clogs, and some small spotted dogs, and frequently walked about Ryde

Litolff / Hommes D aujourd
Henry Charles Litolff Composer

Ball / Evening Dress 1865
Princess style wedding dress with high bodice, tablier trim of lace with rosettes, tight sleeves with reverse cuffs & worn with multiple strings of pearls, a veil & white gloves

Old String Instruments
1 & 2 - Pocket Violins; 3 - Treble Violin; 4 - Standard Treble Violin; 5 - Tenor Violin; 6 - Bass Viol; 7 - Trumscheit; 8 - Scheidtholst

Samisen, Kokiu, Biwa
Three stringed instruments : the SAMISEN (three strings, played with a plectrum); the KOKIU, like a small samisen but played with a bow; the BIWA, a lute-like instrument

Orphanage Boy & Puppet
A boy in an orphanage plays with a marionette

Medieval Soldier Toy
Two boys play a game in which toy warriors are manipulated by strings

Money Changer / China
A money changer examines a coin to check against others which he stoes on strings to correctly assess size and weight

Man with Violin 1926
A man sits in the doorway of a barn and plays the violin. His cat, not being a particulaly musical species, tries for a quick getaway

Woman with Violin 1930
A young woman playing the violin

Bonnets & Hats 1860S
Hat designs by Mademoiselle Herst: a flat shaped hat tied to the head with broad lappets or bonnet strings. Trimmed with lace, ribbon, artificial flowers & beaded fringing

FRANCE & JAPAN / 1933
France pulls Japans strings

Rossini / Kyrie / Orch Score
First page of a full orchestral score, listing woodwind, brass, strings, four-part chorus and organ

Penny for Shoestrings
A man sells shoe-strings for a penny a pair

Ancient String Instrum
1 - Bandoer 2 - Orpheoreon 3 - Penoreon 4 - Lyra Da Gamba

Organistrum
A larger form of hurdy-gurdy, sometimes used in churches; the right hand turns a handle which rubs the strings against a resined wheel while the left hand fingers the keys

A Medieval Duet
Duet for woodwind - an early form of hautbois - and bowed strings - perhaps a rebec - with an obliging friend to hold the music

Vuia Monoplane
An early monoplane design, Vuias project with its myriads of supporting strings, four heavy wheels and paddle- like propellers doesn t look very promising

Bon Genre No. 78 Costume
High waisted white robe, long sleeves divided equidistantly with strings of roses, a floral border down the front & at the hem, roses adorn her petticoat & floral headdress

The Garden Trio
Dr Syntax as part of a string trio in the garden, with a potential brass player waiting for his opportunity on the right

Avarice / Greed by Galle
A profile portrait of a woman holding a purse surrounded by an ornate border of putti holding money bags, cutting purse strings and counting coins

Child Clings to Mother
A toddler, perhaps learning to walk, steadies itself by clinging to its mothers skirt

Hungarian Garlic Seller
A young Hungarian girl has strings of garlic, round her neck

Music / Chamber
Trio for piano & strings

Music / Instruments / String
Lute (on right) and other string instruments from Sweden

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