{"product_id":"antique-documented-dunedin-tramway-band-conductor-s-baton-owned-by-mr-f-clarkson","title":"Antique documented Dunedin Tramway Band conductor’s baton owned by Mr. F. Clarkson","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA beautiful piece of New Zealand history, this antique sterling silver and ebonized timber conductor’s travelling baton was presented to Mr. F.J. Clarkson, the founding conductor of the Dunedin Tramway Band, by the band members of 1922 upon their first formal performance. Mr. F Clarkson can be seen holding this very same baton in a picture of the band taken in 1923 which is currently in the Dunedin City Council archives. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Dunedin Tramway Band was officially formed in 1921 and gave its first formal performance at at His Majesty's Theatre on May 4, 1922.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe band and its contemporaries was a prominent part of working-class musical culture in New Zealand during that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eInscribed to handle “Presented to Mr. F Clarkson from members \/ Dunedin Tramway Band 1922”, with assay marks for London, 1918.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eReferences:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/share.google\/6cGFdqvY1vNYLGTaF\"\u003ehttps:\/\/dccarchives.recollectcms.com\/nodes\/view\/36288\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/natlib.govt.nz\/blog\/posts\/the-people-s-music-the-birth-and-growth-of-new-zealand-s-brass-band-music\"\u003ehttps:\/\/natlib.govt.nz\/blog\/posts\/the-people-s-music-the-birth-and-growth-of-new-zealand-s-brass-band-music\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/paperspast.natlib.govt.nz\/newspapers\/ODT19220506.2.91?end_date=31-12-1922\u0026amp;items_per_page=10\u0026amp;phrase=2\u0026amp;query=tramways+band\u0026amp;snippet=true\u0026amp;start_date=01-01-1922\u0026amp;title=ODT\"\u003ehttps:\/\/paperspast.natlib.govt.nz\/newspapers\/ODT19220506.2.91?end_date=31-12-1922\u0026amp;items_per_page=10\u0026amp;phrase=2\u0026amp;query=tramways+band\u0026amp;snippet=true\u0026amp;start_date=01-01-1922\u0026amp;title=ODT\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePrice marked at $1500 AUD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMeasurements: Baton 43cm length when fully extended. Box measurements 25.5cm by 5cm, 4.5cm height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDamage to bottom half of hinged collar as pictured. Otherwise good and useable antique condition with minor wear overall commensurate with age. Sponsor mark obscured, other marks legible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cacheantiquessydney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50906605191266,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/5693\/9618\/files\/5F70001B-56EE-4B10-91B0-A1A941993AC7.heic?v=1793931091","url":"https:\/\/cacheantiques.com\/es\/products\/antique-documented-dunedin-tramway-band-conductor-s-baton-owned-by-mr-f-clarkson","provider":"cacheantiquessydney","version":"1.0","type":"link"}