Bidspirit auction | A Victorian Volume Featuring Walch


A Victorian Volume Featuring Walch and Pohl Musical Instrument Advertisements - This Victorian-era antiquarian book is bound in green cloth with embossed decorative borders and motifs. The interior contains prominent trade advertisements and prospectus information. A significant full-page advertisement is included for Walch and Pohl of Ramsden Square, Barrow-in-Furness, who were agents for pianofortes, American organs, melodeons, and harmoniums. The advertisement specifically highlights their Walnut Cottage Piano and tuning services. Additionally, the volume contains a prospectus for the Old Dunningwell High School for Gentlemen's Daughters in Carnforth, detailing the curriculum, fees, and faculty. A handwritten ink inscription on the inner page reads Battersby Scales.