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Drum, 1888-1896; wood and metal body; inscription suggests that the drum was captured by Dervish forces from Hicks Pasha's Egyptian force in 1883 and recovered during the Dongola Expedition of 1896. Musical Instruments 1974-11-34
Seven colour oleograph cut paper soldiers from the 'Glossy' McLoughlin Brother series, 1898 (c); published by McLoughlin Brothers. Prints 1999-05-23
43 Military Service letters, 1842-1845; written by Lt Alfred Angelo Simmons of the 29th Regiment of Foot, to his family in England during the 1st Sikh War. Archives 1999-05-31
Military Service letter from Glasgow to Pte John Storey, 91st Regiment of Foot in the Cape of Good Hope, 20th May 1843; sent at one penny soldier's rate. Archives 1999-05-32
Military Service letter from Captain Charles Strickland in Holland, 39th Regiment of Foot, to his father in Dorset, describing the campaign, 13 Oct 1799; franked with the 'ARMY BAG' hand stamp. Archives 1999-05-33
Tenor drum, 1905 (c); aluminium shell; used by 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers; front painted blue/ black with royal arms in centre surmounted by a gold scroll inscribed with regimental name; below is an Irish harp surmounting a white scroll inscribed with a motto; to the sides are columns of scrolls inscribed with battle honours and maker's name, and to the right Hawkes and Son, London; ten rope holes with brass cord slides; three brass ball legs on upper hoop painted blue/ black with white worm and red edges; half plaited drag rope. Musical Instruments 1972-05-84
Flute case, 1810 (c); brass; used by the Royal Carmarthen Fusiliers; semi circular with flat bottom and hinged cap with brass reinforcement binding and press stud sprung fastener; four flattened rivets on brass loops, two on either side of body; engraved on front with Prince of Wales Plumes, coronet, motto and regimental name; white buff backing fixed to back by four rivets; with belt. Musical Instruments 1970-09-21
Drum major's staff, 1952 (c); monarchial crown finial in polished and matt brass; detachable plain dome with 18 white metal scrolls each bearing a battle honour; around the meridian of the dome is a textured convex band bearing 24 scrolls each bearing a battle honour; engraved with regimental name and Elizabeth II cypher; polished cane with brass ferrule; brass chains attached to head of ferrule. Musical Instruments 1969-05-27
Drum major's staff, 1963; used by the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry; inverted pear shaped silver plated head with single reed at join to cane and cast applied stringed bugle horns on top and front; ebonised cane tapering down to silver plated ferrule, impressed with maker's name, Henry Potter, London and date below a unicorn's head; silver plated chains, plaited and joined to head of ferrule. Musical Instruments 1969-05-26
Irish bagpipes, 1914 (c); used by the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment; leather bag with green woollen fringed cover; ebonised oak chanter with ivory finial and white metal tappets, bound with white metal ring to engine turned gadrooned socket; mouthpiece missing; two tenor in two sections drones and one bass drone in three sections, bound with white metal issuing from a cylindrical wooden socket; chanter printed with patentor' s name, H Stark and maker's name, Hawkes and Son, London. Musical Instruments 1966-12-34
German bugle, 1915; brass; double loop in two sections brazed together with white metal collar and mouthpiece socket; reinforced bell edge; bell body bears relief spread eagle and is impressed with maker's name, Wendler, Germany; double rings by mouthpiece and bell support leather strap with brass buckle, button and socket end loops; supposedly captured by the Royal Irish Regiment from the German Army in World War One. Musical Instruments 1966-12-33
Percussion lock, pattern 1839, 1839; issued with pattern 1839 muskets to regiments sent to India; possibly associated with the 51st or 52nd Foot; produced at the Tower of London, Royal Arsenal. Firearms 1999-05-36
Tiger skin mat, 1920 (c); with khaki drill backing and green felt border; the head is formed around an artificial skull with an open mouth; bearing the taxidermist's label, Van Ingen and Van Ingen, Mysore; owned by Lt Frederick John Alfieri, 34th Sikh Pioneers and was made from the skin of a tiger shot by him. Equipment, general 1961-06-7
Toilet case, 1813-1817; case is leather and in two sections with a covering flap; the edge bears a gold embossed border and the front has a shield shaped lock with a maple leaf hasp; lined with green leather, with ten loops for the instruments; owned by Lt John Bramwell, 92nd Regiment of Foot. Equipment, general 1961-07-1
German Army waistbelt buckle, 1915 (c); brass and white metal with the inscription, 'GOT MIT UNS', and a roundel carrying the German Imperial Crown; owned by Capt R C Money, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles); Russian army shoulder strap, 1915-1917 (c), scarlet fabric with a grey woollen back, bearing a yellow patch embroidered with the cypher 'CA' and Russian Imperial Crown embroidered. Badges 1961-07-140
Horse's bit, 1899; two hinged bars which pass through the horse's mouth, with terminal rings; owned by Pte F J Harrison, 1st Bn Devonshire Regiment, and was taken from the horse of the Boer Commandant De Hock after the Battle of Elandslaagte, 2nd Boer War, 21st October 1899. Horse Furniture 1961-08-50
Two tinned steel marking plaques, 1916 (c); one is triangular and painted red, inscribed with large black, white outlined characters, 'G.S.O.2', with a suspension hole at the apex; the other is of the same design, but with plain white characters; marker plaques were carried by men of the 29th Division and their purpose was to indicate to aeroplanes the position of individual units; associated with World War One (1914-1918). Equipment, general 1961-08-55
Non Commissioned Officer's cane, 1890 (c); white metal head is decorated with a scrolling flora and fauna, the front bears a the device a harp, shamrock and roses and the regiment's name, Royal Irish Regiment; brass ferrule with steel point. Equipment, general 1961-08-94
1st Madras European Regiment dining equipment, 1840 (c). Silver 1961-10-28
Regimental cane, 1930 (c); brown polished malacca with a white metal head and ferrule; head bears the device of the Royal Corps of Signals, the figure of Hermes running within an oval crowned garter. Equipment, general 1961-10-58
Regimental cane, 25th Punjabis; brown polished malacca with a white metal head; the staff socket bears the name of the regiment, above this is a crowned scroll bearing the initials, 'H.K.P.S.' of the owner, H K Percy Smith (?). Equipment, general 1961-10-59
Leather map case, 1917 (c); in three sections, two folding over the central piece, with a yellow talc pocket for the insertion of the map; a flap of drab fabric is printed with the maker, Sifton Praed and Company Limited, London; secured by press studs and, when folded, by a brass spring clip; carried by Surgeon General Sir Maurice Holt, Royal Army Medical Corps, 1917 (c). Equipment, general 1961-11-66
White metal waterbottle, 1916; circular, flattened with rounded sides, bearing three brass loops; cork stopper is attached to one of the side loops by a chain; covered in a grey woollen fabric; used by a Bulgarian soldier during World War One; acquired by Lt H B Holt, Royal Munster Fusiliers. Equipment, general 1961-11-67
Drum major's staff, 1855; silver plated head with cast applied decoration: lion finial on raised baluster; flattened sphere body with four foliate branches applied to a girdle at the meridian; plain dome inscribed with presentation inscription; staff socket decorated with egg and dart foliate border and central reed; brown malacca cane with silver plated ferrule; four steel chains run from collar below head, crossing seven times to ferrule; presented by The Hon Lt Col D B Moleyns to 4th (Militia) Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers. Musical Instruments 1966-09-12
Drum major's staff, 1850 (c); silver plated plain dome upon trumpet body, engraved with a harp surmounted by a monarchial crown above a scroll inscribed with regimental name; brown malacca cane with silver plated ferrule with iron cap; bound chain holes below head, chains missing; used by the 4th (Militia) Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers (Kerry Militia). Musical Instruments 1966-09-11
Bass drum, 1905-1914; varnished wooden shell with yellow painted front below red, blue and yellow striped section, inscribed with royal arms, surmounted by scrolls inscribed with regimental name and below are two columns of spiralled scrolls bearing battle honours; one twisted flesh hoop, the other is missing; one stained and slack drum head, the left head is missing; made by George Potter and Co, Aldershot; used by the 1st Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment. Musical Instruments 1966-03-16
Bagpipe chanter, 1897; associated with Piper Findlater, 1st Bn Gordon Highlanders, Battle of Dargai, India, North West Frontier, Tirah Expeditionary Force (1897-1898); dedication reads: 'The smashed chanter on which Piper Findlater VC played at the charge of the Gordons on Dargai Heights Oct 20 1897'. Musical Instruments 1966-02-29
Side drum, 1920 (c); brass; yellow painted front with decoration including royal arms painted in centre upon union flag and St George flag surmounted by gold scroll inscribed in black with regimental name, the whole above eleven gold scrolls inscribed with battle honours and to the right the maker's name, Henry Potter and Co, London; flesh hoops and drum heads whole; nine cord holes with brass cord slides and white blancoed cord and buff slides; plaited drag rope; three ball legs on upper hoop, painted yellow outside with red edge and blue worm; used by the 1st Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment. Musical Instruments 1966-01-7
E b clarinet, 1925; in four sections with white metal collar bindings and bell reinforcement binding; bell lining possibly bakelite; white metal keys and tappets with twelve spare reeds, all inscribed; two reed holders, marked with maker's name, Boosey and Hawkes, London; in black and red wooden box; used by the 1st Battalion Manchester Regiment. Musical Instruments 1965-11-15
Presentation bugle, 1895; silver plated; double loop on copper tube, brazed in two pieces with silver on copper mouthpiece and looped tonal attachment silver plated mouthpiece; brass bell reinforcement; two suspension rings, one above bell reinforcement, the other on inside of rear loop; back of bell impressed with renovator's name, George Potter and Co, Aldershot; bell inscribed on upper surface with presentation inscription; presented by Maj C A King Hall to the Royal Munster Fusiliers in remembrance of Cawnpore. Musical Instruments 1965-05-39
Reunion musical programme, City Imperial Volunteers, and ration biscuit, 1901 (c); the programme is from the First Annual Dinner of the City Imperial Volunteers at the Cafe Montico, with Sgt Maj Smith in the chair; programme is mounted in two parts above and below the biscuit, on a blue velvet covered board within a glazed wooden frame. Equipment, general 1961-11-162
Side drum, 1905 (c); brass; front painted blue, with decoration including regimental name in scroll, battle honours and maker's name, Henry Potter and Co, London; flesh hoops and drum heads whole; nine rope holes with iron cord slides; three ball legs on upper hoop painted blue outside with red edge and white worm; white blancoed cords; straight, plaited drag ropes; six snares; used by the 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers. Musical Instruments 1965-05-38
Two regimental canes, City Imperial Volunteers, 1900; black canes with silver heads and brass ferrule; the heads bear, in relief, the coat of arms of the City of London, surmounted by a crown and the initials of the City Imperial Volunteers, above the date 1900. Equipment, general 1961-11-172
Presentation bugle, 1918; silver; double loop pipe brazed in two pieces with silver mouthpiece and chain; silver bell reinforcement inscribed with presentation inscription, bell body inscribed with motto below a crown, the whole surmounting a scroll inscribed with the regimental name below which is further inscription; back impressed with maker's name, Boosey and Co, London; presented to Gen Aylmer Hunter-Weston by the 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Musical Instruments 1965-05-30
Duty trumpet, 1890; brass; double loop tube brazed in three pieces; reinforced bell edge, bell surface impressed with maker's name, Henry Potter and Co, London and regimental initials; silver plated mouthpiece edge, impressed with maker's name; red, yellow and blue worsted cords with tassels; used by the Royal Horse Artillery supposedly to sound the retreat at the Battle of Modder River, 28 Nov 1899. Musical Instruments 1965-03-29
Side drum, 1905-1914; aluminium; front painted blue with central decoration including royal arms, George V cypher, gold scroll inscribed with regimental name, the whole above decoration and scrolls inscribed with battle honours; maker's name, George Potter and Co, Aldershot inscribed in red on both vertical panels and impressed in metal to the right; flesh hoops and drum heads whole; eight rope holes with iron cord slides; white blancoed cord; half plaited drag rope; three square section legs on upper hoop; used by 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment. Musical Instruments 1965-02-186
Regimental cane, Royal Irish Regiment, 1901-1914; light brown malacca with a white metal head and brass ferrule; head bears, in relief, the device of an Irish harp surmounted by a crown above a scroll bearing the regiment's name, with sprays of shamrock and laurels. Equipment, general 1961-12-81
Drum major's staff, 1909; brass trumpet shaped head with white metal furnishings: star and crescent finial with plain dome; raised edge meridian band bears unit name; front of head bears scroll inscribed with battle honour, the reverse bears a sphinx; staff socket decorated with foliate pattern and impressed with maker's name, Hawkes and Son, London; dark brown varnished cane with brass ferrule; brass chains run from beaded brass collar below the head, crossing five times to join the ferrule; used by the 18th Battalion Egyptian Army. Musical Instruments 1964-09-43
Regimental cane, 2nd Bn York and Lancaster Regiment, 1890-1914 (c); polished malacca with a white metal head and ferrule; the head bears the number 84 surmounted by a union rose in a garter and the words India, Nive and Peninsular. Equipment, general 1961-12-82
Regimental cane, South Lancashire Regiment, 1890-1914 (c); polished malacca with a white metal head; the head bears the device of the sphinx, with the word 'EGYPT' surmounted by the Prince of Wales' feathers, coronet and motto, and the regiment's name. Equipment, general 1961-12-83
Camp lamp, 1915-1918 (c); tinned steel rectangular box with a hinged lid, holding a candle inside; box is painted mustard yellow and is labelled with a trophy of allied flags and an inscription; owned by Capt H B Holt, Royal Munster Fusiliers, and used by him during World War One. Equipment, general 1961-12-394
'Meat Biscuit', ration biscuit, 1915 (c). Brought home by 2/Lt G F C Rawlings, Royal Field Artillery; the biscuit rectangular, light brown with 35 perforated holes on one side and plain on the other. Associated with World War One (1914-1918). Equipment, general 1961-12-404
Side drum, 1881; brass; front painted black with decoration including the royal coat of arms in centre, Queen Victoria cypher, regimental name and motto, in the centre, either side of this are scrolls inscribed with battle honours, and to the right is the maker's name, Henry Potter, London; nine holes with blancoed white cord and buff slides; plaited drag rope; three ball legs on upper hoop; four snares; used by the 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Musical Instruments 1964-01-45
Swagger stick, owned by C W French (Lt ?), 12th Frontier Force Rifles; wood covered in grained brown leather. Equipment, general 1961-12-551
Mosquito or Sandfly protective net, owned by Lt C R French, 2nd Bn 94th Russell's Infantry, 1919 (c); thin khaki cotton and fine netting; hangs in a rectangular shape to cover a camp bed. Equipment, general 1962-04-14
Waterbottle, owned by an unknown infantry officer of the 94th Russell's Infantry, 1919 (c) and Orilux Battery Lamp, 1910 (c). Equipment, general 1962-04-15
Waterbottle, owned by an unknown infantry officer of the 94th Russell's Infantry, 1919 (c) and Orilux Battery Lamp, 1910 (c). Scientific Instruments 1962-04-15
Head from an NCO's stick, 1902-1922 (c); white metal, squashed almost flat, originally domed; decorated with a repousse design of scrolling fauna, including shamrocks, and in cartouche the device of the Royal Irish Regiment; reputedly owned by Regimental Sergeant Major A Stillwell, Royal Irish Regiment. Equipment, general 1962-07-27
Brass bed plate, 1914-1919 (c); sheet metal stamped with the inscription, 'BOY. J. O'CONNOR 10240 F. COY'.; above this is the device of the Royal Irish Regiment and the back is impressed with the manufacturer, F Narboro; the high regimental number suggests that the plate was issued during World War One. Equipment, general 1962-07-29
Drum major's staff, 1914-1918 (c); brass; crowned harp finial on circular petalled cartouche surmounted by a plain dome with thirteen button knobs around the meridian, each bearing in relief a crowned harp between shamrock sprays above a scroll bearing a motto; plain trumpet shaped head; polished brown cane with brass ferrule; white and mauve cords issuing from rings in head of socket to ferrule, with one tassel; used by the Connaught Ranger's. Musical Instruments 1963-10-181
Drum major's Staff, 1890-1902; King's (Liverpool Regiment); crown finial on plain white metal dome with meridian band inscribed with battle honours in scrolls; brass head with lower part applied with relief decoration including two motto's, Queen Victoria cypher and the regimental name; polished cane with brass ferrule; brass chains hang from a brass collar, stretching to the ferrule. Musical Instruments 1963-10-180
Starboard light from SS River Clyde, 1916; associated with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, World War One, Gallipoli (1915-1916). Equipment, general 1962-10-63
Two kettledrums, 1810 (c); both of hemispherical shell, painted yellow ochre, bearing regimental name, George III cypher; with missing drum heads; metal hoop painted red outside with yellow worms and pellets; six tension screws, one missing on second drum; three legged stand with triangular pattern reinforcement struts; used by the 23rd Carlow Militia. Musical Instruments 1963-10-178
Regimental cane, 1901-1903; malacca with a white metal head and ferrule; head bears a device of the 5th Bengal Light Infantry, including a stringed bugle, the roman numeral and the regiment's name. Equipment, general 1962-10-85
Rhinoceros hide walking stick, 1915 (c); curved handle and ivory ferrule; around the girth of the stick are four white metal bands engraved with the name of the user, Capt C R S Pitman, 27th Punjabis, the cypher GRI and royal motto and lists of actions from the campaigns of Northern France, 1915, Mesopotamia 1916-1918 and Palestine 1918-1919. Equipment, general 1962-10-102
Two kettledrums, 1909; hemispherical aluminium shell, bearing relief decoration including regimental name, battle honours and manufacturer's mark, C W and S, hallmarked Birmingham; three legs protrude from brackets fixed to the underside and joined in the middle to form a tripod, painted red; used by the 19th (Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own) Hussars. Musical Instruments 1963-10-177
Medal group, M F Wagstaff (Chief Controller), Women's Royal Army Corps, Auxiliary Territorial Service: Order of the British Empire: Commanders Badge (CBE), 2nd Issue, 1939-45 Star, Italy Star 1943-45, Defence Medal 1939-45, British War Medal 1939-45, General Service Medal (Army and RAF) 1918-62, 3rd Issue, clasp: Palestine 1945-48; Efficiency Medal and clasp, Volunteer Medical Service Medal and 3 clasps; Voluntary Medical Service Medal, Sweden 1949; two ribbon bars. Medals 1994-07-185
Trunk, used by Capt F W T Fitz-Wygrave, 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, during the Crimean War, 1854 (c); leather covered wood in a rectangular shape with a curved convex top; decorated with studs which form a cross on the lid and edges; the box is lined with pages from a manual on military law and a label with the manufacturer's name, Robert Wyer. Equipment, general 1962-10-121
Bass drum, 1910 (c); wooden shell, front painted dark blue surmounted by red patch with horizontal yellow and blue stripes and maker's name painted in gold, Hawkes and Son, London; above this is inscribed the regimental name, royal coat of arms and below, a motto; flesh hoops whole; one whole head with tear; thirteen cord hoops; white blancoed cords with buff leather braces; two brass legs missing from hoops; used by the 4th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Musical Instruments 1963-09-100
Drum major's staff, 1900 (c); crown finial with repousse decoration including gadroons, floral cartouches, regimental number and battle honours; silver plated head; plain staff socket with beaded border and plain silver collar below head inscribed with presentation inscription; varnished cane with silver plated ferrule; one chain; used by the 23rd Madras Regiment. Musical Instruments 1963-06-62-6
Cigar case used by Capt Edward Hurlock Watson, 33rd (Punjabi Mahomedan) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, 1892 (c); plain brown leather rectangular in shape, with curved ends; in two parts, one fits over the other; inscribed in ink inside, 'E.H. Watson 33 P.I.', this is followed by a list of engagements and areas of service of the 33rd (Punjabi Mahomedan) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, most of which are illegible but beginning with 1892 (c) and ending with East Africa, 1900. Equipment, general 1962-11-26
Nickel silver cutlery, 1890 (c); used by Lt Col D S W Earl of Airlie, 12th (Prince of Wales Own Lancers) Lancers, during the Boer War 1900 (c): two spoons, one fork and three knives. Equipment, general 1962-12-5
Side drum, 1905-1914 (c); brass; used by the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment; made by Hawkes and Son, London and painted by George Potter and Co, Aldershot. Musical Instruments 1962-12-82
Regimental cane, 20th Middlesex (Artists), 1900 (c); natural cane with a white metal head and ferrule; the head bears the device of two classical heads superimposed with a crowned roundel between sprays of laurel and the word 'ARTISTS'. Equipment, general 1963-01-11
Drum major's staff, 1882-1902; used by the Royal Dublin Fusiliers; crown finial on plain brass dome with white metal meridian band bearing 25 scrolls inscribed in relief with battle honours; bronze trumpet shaped head bearing motto, Queen Victoria cypher and regimental name; staff socket decorated with floral pattern; polished cane with brass ferrule; white metal chains run from a white metal collar and cross seven times to join ferrule. Musical Instruments 1962-10-38
Drum major's staff, 1882-1901; used by the Connaught Ranger's; crown finial on plain brass dome with textured bronze meridian band, bearing Queen Victoria cypher; brass trumpet shaped head; worn polished cane with brass ferrule; red, yellow and blue tricolour worsted cords with tassels, cross ten times. Musical Instruments 1962-08-85
Metal identity disc and green brush; associated with Lt Cdr G T Moger, Royal Indian Navy. Equipment, general 1963-05-41
Writing box owned by Sir Charles Payne, 9th Light Dragoons, 1811-1820 (c); mahogany, bound on all edges and corners in brass; the lock is impressed with the name Thompson and Lambley; the writing surface inside is covered in blue velvet with five drawers, a pen trough and a box; the writing box also contains two brass candle pans, one silver topped glass ink bottle, four ivory wafer containers with screw tops and two keys. Equipment, general 1963-05-81
Duty trumpet, 1907; brass; used by the Royal Horse Artillery; double loop tube; missing mouthpiece chain; brass reinforcement to bell edge, inscribed with maker's name, Henry Potter and Co, London; red, yellow and blue worsted cords with tassels. Musical Instruments 1961-03-33
Side drum, 1898; brass, repainted 1920 (c); 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers; front painted blue/ black with central decoration including regimental name, battle honours and maker's name, George Potter and Co, Aldershot and Henry Potter and Co, London; flesh hoops and drum head whole; nine holes for white blancoed cord; half plaited drag rope; three ball legs on upper hoop; six snares in twine. Musical Instruments 1961-01-19
Cigar case, 1882 (c); crocodile skin; owned by Pte John Danaher VC, 2nd Bn Connaught Rangers; in two sections of brown crocodile skin with red stitching, one section fits over the other. Crafts 1963-05-121
Drum major's staff, 1886-1902; used by the Royal Irish Regiment; crown finial on plain dome with meridian bearing scrolls with battle honours; trumpet shaped brass and copper head with white furnishings, bears the regimental name and Queen Victoria cypher; Corinthian column staff socket; brown malacca cane with white metal ferrule; chains missing. Musical Instruments 1960-07-44
Siege bread, 1900; from the Siege of Ladysmith, 1899-1900; in an ornate shield shaped case, glazed at the front and bearing the device of the Army Ordnance Corps; associated with the Boer War (1899-1902). Equipment, general 1963-07-25
Bugle, 1793-1794; silver; possibly used by the 87th (Prince of Wales Irish) Regiment of Foot; single semi circular loop with regular taper from bell to mouthpiece, with bell edge bent back for reinforcement; four bands of matt stipple below bell, below are the Prince of Wales's feathers and a motto; possibly made by Robert Needham. Musical Instruments 1960-07-33
Side drum, 1799-1803; wood; used by the 3rd Battalion 4th (or the King's Own) Regiment of Foot; front painted dark, possibly royal blue, decorated with crowned garter with George III cypher, regimental name and, inscribed into a brass plaque, a presentation inscription; flesh hoops and drum heads whole; ten holes with brass joining plate; plain drag rope over four cords; three ball legs on lower hoop. Musical Instruments 1960-06-111
Sudanese kettledrum and drum stand, 1898 (c); copper; hemispherical shell, swag bellied; four pairs of brass suspension rings around rim, one ring missing, with 42 copper pegs below rim; tanned shaved leather head, possibly cowskin, smooth on top with traces of hair on sides; side perforated to fit over pegs; ten plaited hide cords join at base. Musical Instruments 1960-06-110
Presentation bugle, 1921-1930 (c); used by the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Musical Instruments 1960-05-343
Bugle cords and body cords, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 1921-1930 (c). Equipment, uniform 1960-05-343
Bugle cords and body cords, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 1921-1930 (c). Uniforms 1960-05-343
Bass drum, 1920 (c); wood; used by the 2nd Battalion 7th Rajput Regiment; front painted blue and bears decoration including royal arms, regimental name and below this on scrolls, battle honours; inside a paper label bears the maker's name Hawkes and Son, London; all furnishings missing. Musical Instruments 1959-10-116
Duty trumpet, 1914 (c); brass; used by the 27th Punjabis; double loop pipe with brass mouthpiece, now missing; red, yellow and blue wool cords. Musical Instruments 1959-09-189
Trumpet, 1918 (c); brass; acquired by the 27th Punjabis in Baghdad during World War One; single loop pipe with internal missing suspension rings, mouthpiece and chain; reinforced bell edge; upper bell surface bears plain oval cartouche impressed with Turkish arms. Musical Instruments 1959-09-188
Tenor drum, wood, 1905-1910; used by the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment. The decoration includes Royal Arms surmounted by a crowned harp and Edward VII's cypher, the regiment's name, motto and battle honours. Manufactured by Henry Potter and Company, London. Musical Instruments 1959-08-5
Presentation Bugle, silver, 1901; presented to the 4th Battalion, Manchester Regiment by Lt. Col L L Steele, 1 April 1901; impressed on back and on mouthpiece with maker's name: George Potter and Co, Aldershot; myrtle green worsted cords with tassels. Musical Instruments 1959-07-180
Musical box, 1911; with frontal decoration and inscribed with commemoration inscription on brass plaque; found in the Marie Louise Hospital, Aldershot. Musical Instruments 1959-07-176
Side drum, 1917 (c); brass; taken from Turkish Forces by Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil de la Rue Mears; front with relief bronze crescent surmounted by impressed Turkish inscription; flesh hoops and drum heads whole; brass cord hoops with sox brass rod brackets; two snares in twine. Musical Instruments 1958-06-24
Drum major's staff, 1910-1914; used by the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians); bronze crown finial on plain dome with bronze meridian bearing battle honours; trumpet shaped copper head decorated with Prince of Wales plumes and motto, regimental name and George V cypher; socket with elongated plain brass shaft; polished light brown cane with brass ferrule; bronze chain run from a brass collar, crossing seven times, to the ferrule. Musical Instruments 1958-05-20
Bass drum, 1905-1914; wood; used by the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment; front painted blue/ black with red borders, decorated in centre with royal arms, regimental name, motto and battle honours, and on edge maker's name, George Potter and Co, Aldershot is painted in red; flesh hoops broken and twisted, drum heads torn on hoop fractures; thirteen cord holes with brass cord slides; three ball legs on each hoop; brass ring pick up. Musical Instruments 1957-04-19
Half a tenor drum, 1902-1922; wood; used by the 1st Battalion Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) and given to Maj Thomas Burton Newenham Deane on disbandment in 1922; painted blue/ black with royal arms in centre below Queen Victoria cypher and regimental name, on either side are scrolls with battle honours, Prince of Wales's Plumes and motto, maker's name, George Potter, Aldershot, is painted in red; flesh hoops and drum heads cut as shell; five cord holes with brass cord slides; two square section legs on upper hoop; white blancoed cords; straight plaited drag rope. Musical Instruments 1957-03-13
Collection of relics associated with the British Army 1914-1960 (c); pane of stained glass window from Ypres Cathedral, collected by Lt Col J M Rogers Tillstone, 1914; two pulley wheels, 1914 (c); fragment of wood from a Handley Page Aeroplane, 1918; 50 papers badges from various regiments, 1920-60 (c); two woollen dolls, one made by a soldier of the Seaforth Highlanders, 1918 (c); steel mess tin handle, 1916 (c); two boot hooks, 1945 (c); three charitable flag-day token flags, 1918 (c); copper charitable flag-day badge, 1918; aluminium washer, 1918; copper halfpenny coin, 1918 (c); white metal model tank, 1919 (c). Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918). Ceramics 1963-07-36
Collection of relics associated with the British Army 1914-1960 (c); pane of stained glass window from Ypres Cathedral, collected by Lt Col J M Rogers Tillstone, 1914; two pulley wheels, 1914 (c); fragment of wood from a Handley Page Aeroplane, 1918; 50 papers badges from various regiments, 1920-60 (c); two woollen dolls, one made by a soldier of the Seaforth Highlanders, 1918 (c); steel mess tin handle, 1916 (c); two boot hooks, 1945 (c); three charitable flag-day token flags, 1918 (c); copper charitable flag-day badge, 1918; aluminium washer, 1918; copper halfpenny coin, 1918 (c); white metal model tank, 1919 (c). Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918). Vehicles 1963-07-36
Collection of relics associated with the British Army 1914-1960 (c); pane of stained glass window from Ypres Cathedral, collected by Lt Col J M Rogers Tillstone, 1914; two pulley wheels, 1914 (c); fragment of wood from a Handley Page Aeroplane, 1918; 50 papers badges from various regiments, 1920-60 (c); two woollen dolls, one made by a soldier of the Seaforth Highlanders, 1918 (c); steel mess tin handle, 1916 (c); two boot hooks, 1945 (c); three charitable flag-day token flags, 1918 (c); copper charitable flag-day badge, 1918; aluminium washer, 1918; copper halfpenny coin, 1918 (c); white metal model tank, 1919 (c). Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918). Equipment, general 1963-07-36
Collection of relics associated with the British Army 1914-1960 (c); pane of stained glass window from Ypres Cathedral, collected by Lt Col J M Rogers Tillstone, 1914; two pulley wheels, 1914 (c); fragment of wood from a Handley Page Aeroplane, 1918; 50 papers badges from various regiments, 1920-60 (c); two woollen dolls, one made by a soldier of the Seaforth Highlanders, 1918 (c); steel mess tin handle, 1916 (c); two boot hooks, 1945 (c); three charitable flag-day token flags, 1918 (c); copper charitable flag-day badge, 1918; aluminium washer, 1918; copper halfpenny coin, 1918 (c); white metal model tank, 1919 (c). Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918). Models 1963-07-36
Side drum, 1898; brass, repainted 1905 (c); used by the 1st Battalion Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians); front painted blue with Prince of Wales's Plumes in centre and crowned oval garter bearing the regimental name, the whole above scrolls bearing battle honours, to the right on a label is painter's name, Boosey and Co, London, and impressed in metal is maker's name, Henry Potter and co, London; flesh hoops and drum heads whole; nine cord holes; white blancoed cords; straight plaited drag rope; three ball feet on upper hoop. Musical Instruments 1957-02-58
Side drum, 1911-1914; aluminium; used by the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment; front painted blue with royal arms in centre below George V cypher and regimental name, the whole on a trophy of union flags below a white sphinx inscribed with battle honours, to the left and right are further battle honours, a motto and maker's name, George Potter and Co, Aldershot; twisted flesh hoops, drum heads whole; eight cord holes with brass cord slides; white blancoed cord; straight plaited drag rope; three square section legs on upper hoop; three twisted cord snares. Musical Instruments 1956-11-21
Drum major's staff, 1902 (c); used by the Royal Irish Regiment; crown finial on plain dome with meridian band bearing thirteen white metal scrolls inscribed with battle honours; trumpet shaped bronze head bears white metal crown superscribed in relief on bronze scroll with regimental name and Queen Victoria cypher; Corinthian column staff socket; polished cane with copper ferrule; bronze chain runs from bronze collar, crossing four times, to ferrule. Musical Instruments 1956-10-7
Irish bagpipes, 1910 (c); used by the 2nd Battalion Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians); leather bag with green woollen cover and green silk fringes; oak chantler (replacement) with eight finger holes and ivory finial, bound with white metal ring to engine turned socket; broken mouthpiece and stem; bass drone in three sections bound with white metal with ivory finial, tenor drone, third is missing, joined with green worsted cords and tassels and blue ribbon with green stripes. Musical Instruments 1956-07-7
Side drum, 1911-1914; aluminium; used by the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment; front painted blue with royal arms in centre below George V cypher and regimental name, the whole on a trophy of union flags above a white sphinx inscribed with battle honours, to the left and right are further battle honours, motto and maker's name, George Potter and Company, Aldershot; twisted flesh hoops, drum heads whole; eight cord holes with brass cord slides; white blancoed cord; straight and plaited drag rope; three ball legs on upper hoop; eight snares. Musical Instruments 1956-03-57
Presentation Herald trumpet, 1936 (c); silver; 9th Royal Deccan Horse; plain, single loop tube brazed in three sections, with steel mouthpiece chain and single balustered reeded knop on base of bell flare; reinforced bell, inscribed on upper surface with presentation inscription below the regimental cypher within a crowned garter inscribed with a motto and regimental name, and maker's name, Henry Potter and Company, London, is impressed to the right; green worsted cords with tassels. Musical Instruments 1956-02-872
Turkish crescent, or jingling johnny, 1812 (c). Brass, vertical iron rod with bells spheres and crescents attached; Napoleonic eagle finial on dome attached to twisted tube.This musical instrument was taken by the 88th (Connaught Rangers) at the Battle of Salamanca.Associated with the Battle of Salamanca, Peninsular War (1808-1814), 1812. Musical Instruments 1956-02-868