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A Barret action oboe made by Rudall, Carte & Co. in Soho in the early 20th century. The intricate key mechanisms on oboes and other woodwind instruments were introduced in the 19th century to improve tuning. The system on this instrument was...

Beatrice King's article His influence is dangerous argued that the influence of Freudian psychoanalysis could be damaging in education.

This particular saw was specially made for musical performance. It is longer than a carpentry saw to enable production of a larger range of notes. The handle of the saw is held against the player's leg and the end of the saw is held with one hand....

Bateman, a local dispensing chemist on the Finchley Road, provided Freud with medication in 1938-9. The pill box, from a West End dispensary contained strychnine for his heart ailments.

These photographs were taken on the roof terrace at the Bernhard Baron Settlement, and show young members of the Oxford & St George's Club enjoying the garden. As inner-city Londoners, these children would rarely have had the chance to get involved in...

"Who's the concert artiste?" asks the pamphlet. The answer is Joan Stonehewer (1910-1969). Stonehewer was a "concert artiste" of the variety theatre tradition, who played the saw and other novelty instruments including the sleigh...

Bernie Solomons (1913-2002), who changed his name to Salmon, kept a photo album documenting his life in Hackney during the 1930s. One of the photographs on this page shows members of the Blakesley Athletic Institute for Peace and Democracy marching at a...

The musette is a double reed instrument similar to a small oboe. Historically it is more closely related to the French bagpipes and is designed to imitate the bagpipes' sound. This model was built around the start of the 20th century by Douglas & Co. at...