Musical instrument instructions
Walker and Brown
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
circa 1940 - circa 1950
Materials
Wood and paper
Measurements
Sheet - 623 mm (length); 257 mm (width), Board - 733 mm (length); 303 mm (width)
Place of origin
High Street, 99
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671060
Summary
A rectangular wooden board with a shaped top with a hole drilled through it (circa 1940 to circa 1950). Pasted to the board is a printed sheet depicting a violin, and the front and side views of people playing the violin. The sheet is entitled 'Mason's Instructions For Fingering, or the Fretted Violin. Improved Diagram For The Use Of Students'. Beneath the violin is written 'To Be Used In Connexion With Any Tutor, Designed By G.E. Mason. Entered At The Stationers' Hall, Published By Walker And Brown. 99. High St. Hull'. The sheet is covered with instructions.
Makers and roles
Walker and Brown, engraver and publisher