Daily Herald Photograph: Making trumpets for Her Majesty's Household Cavalry

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
1963-11-18 in United Kingdom
photographer:
Joe Darby
maker:
Daily Herald
Daily Herald Photograph: Making trumpets for Her Majesty's Daily Herald Photograph: Making trumpets for Her Majesty's

Daily Herald Photograph: Making trumpets for Her Majesty's
Science Museum Group
© Mirrorpix/SMG Images

Daily Herald Photograph: Making trumpets for Her Majesty's
Science Museum Group
© Mirrorpix/SMG Images

One photograph of a trumpet making workshop titled 'Back street musical instrument makers'. The focal point is a single worker polishing a valveless silver trumpet. Other workers are clustered around the workbench, working on their own instruments in the background. Caption on back reads: 'The back street workshop of Mayers and Harrison Ltd., who have the important task of making for Her Majesty's Government silver State Trumpets to be used by the Household Cavalry. Story A. Palmer'.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/52579
Materials:
paper
type:
photographic print