Article about the French Brevet, noted to have been "taken from photostat of the original", discussing the prospect of a Saxophone being considered a wind instrument.
French Brevet 'Brevet de Adolphe Sax, No. 3226, du Mars, 1846. pour Systemes d'instruments a vent dits Saxohone'
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Colour photograph of beach and hut. No caption or date.
object | ARC/GUP/002/407
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Hart Museum Visitor Books
object | ARC/HAR/001/342
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Colour slide of dawn landscape
object | ARC/GUP/006/181
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Black and white print of a man on a low seat with a gun with village houses and people in the background
object | ARC/GUP/007/053
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