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
maker:
Daily Herald
photographer:
Joe Darby
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 the Mayers and Harrison Ltd instrument workshop titled 'Back street musical instrument makers'. Three workers have a lunchtime music session featuring a (left to right) trumpet, trombone, and clarinet. The valveless silver trumpets they are working on stand in a row 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:
1983-5236/52580
Materials:
paper
type:
photographic print