Black and white photograph of a drum (not part of the Boosey & Hawkes Museum collection).
Photograph: an Ajax brand drum
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An invitation for a luncheon and re-opening of The Horniman Free Museum and Surrey House Gardens to the public by Lord Battersea.
The Royal Wedding. Local Illuminations and Decorations
Photograph: 'Electric welding of ''Beehives'' - an explosive charge unit''
Slide showing the process of silk string manufacture by Rihzhon Khojakhanov and his family
Collection Information
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
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