Late Victorian/Edwardian portable harmonium inscribed J.M. Hay, Sterling, upon foliate inlaid cheval
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An old engraving showing the musical instruments (from Ancient Egypt onwards) that were the precursors of the piano. It is from a Victorian book of the 1880s. The illustration shows Ancient Egyptian
Late Victorian/Edwardian portable harmonium inscribed J.M. Hay, Sterling, upon foliate inlaid cheval
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