Card interchange rhythm trainer
L C Taylor Ltd
Category
Education objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, metal and paper
Measurements
610 mm (width); 490 mm (height); 66 mm (depth)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665337
Summary
A card interchange rhythm trainer consisting of a black painted, hinged, wooden case with two metal handles. There are two 'suitcase' lock clasps which fasten the case together, each with a keyhole (no keys). Inside, each half of the case is divided into two compartments vertically by a piece of wood. On either side of the piece of wood is a metal rod. There are four booklets of different musical notes, each is spiral bound. They are threaded onto the four metal rods through the spiral binding. The pages are held apart with hinged metal clips. Each booklet's cover reads 'Rhythm training by Card Interchange Grade A (Simple Time) Introducing [a series of different length notes]'. Total number of items is 5.
Provenance
'Derbyshire Museum Service History of Education Collection' - a collection established by Derbyshire Museum Service (through gifts from individuals, Derbyshire schools and purchases) in the 1940s and stored at Sudbury Hall from the early 1970s to 2012. The National Trust managed the collection between 1991 and 2012 when legal ownership was transferred from Derbyshire County Council to the National Trust. Archival records information - "The collection was established as a result of isolated gifts in the 1940's, and the 'savings' of certain school records (now passed to County Records) during wartime paper salvage." "During the 1950s it was L.E.A. practice to hold an Easter Course for teachers, and the County (Derbyshire) Museum arranged a special exhibition for teach course. As by the mid 1950s quite a collection had already accumulated, it was decided to produce an exhibition on the history of education with special reference to Derbyshire. Consequently, further material was purchased, from which items were selected. The exhibition was subsequently shown at a number of centres, and after disbandment, additions continued to be made with the aim of eventually producing a reconstructed classroom as a base for research. The Derby Bishop Lonsdale College of Education has frequently made use of the collection in various ways."
Marks and inscriptions
Label on the front of the case: 'CARD INTERCHANGE/ RHYTHM TRAINER/ PROV. PATENT/ L.C. TAYLOR LTD LEICESTER' Plate on top of the case: 'CARD INTERCHANGE/ RHYTHM TRAINER/ PROV. PATENT/ SERIAL NO. 636.'
Makers and roles
L C Taylor Ltd, maker