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 positive film of young Wai Wai male with bow and arrow, holding dead porcine creature
object | ARC/GUP/004/131
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Adire cloth for sale, Dugbe market, Ibadan
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/532/040
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Black and white negative of multi-storey open boat docked next to grassy shore
object | ARC/GUP/006/076
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Black and white print view from plane with river visible
object | ARC/GUP/006/198
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