Location: California--Los Angeles / Names: F. E. Olds and Son (Los Angeles, Calif.) - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Machine in use at a work bench at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Description:: This photograph appears on page 24 of a catalog of the Chicago Musical Instrument Co. which is dated to 1933 or later (because it contains a reference to Radio City Music Hall which opened in December 1932).
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Technician making a brass horn at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Description:: This photograph appears on page 24 of a catalog of the Chicago Musical Instrument Co. which is dated to 1933 or later (because it contains a reference to Radio City Music Hall which opened in December 1932).
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Technician applying a hammered finish to a trumpet bell at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Description:: Technician applying a hammered finish to the bell of a trumpet with a ball and peen hammer at the F. E. Olds and Son plant.
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

F. E. Olds cornet, Los Angeles, 1933 to 1939

Description:: F. E. Olds was a manufacturer of musical instruments founded by Frank Ellsworth Olds in Los Angeles, in the early 1900s. The company made brass instruments, especially trombones, cornets, and trumpets. Olds was joined by his son Reginald Birdsall (R.B.) Olds in 1920. The company was purchased by Chicago Musical Instruments after World War II, and went out of business in 1979. [
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Technician engraving the bell of a brass horn at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, between 1933-1939

Description:: This photograph appears on page 24 of a catalog of the Chicago Musical Instrument Co. which is dated to 1933 or later (because it contains a reference to Radio City Music Hall which opened in December 1932).
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Technician making a brass horn at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Description:: This photograph appears on page 24 of a catalog of the Chicago Musical Instrument Co. which is dated to 1933 or later (because it contains a reference to Radio City Music Hall which opened in December 1932).
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Technician holding a torch at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Description:: This photograph appears on page 24 of a catalog of the Chicago Musical Instrument Co. which is dated to 1933 or later (because it contains a reference to Radio City Music Hall which opened in December 1932).
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Technician holding tubing for a brass horn at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Description:: A very similar photograph appears on page 24 of a catalog of the Chicago Musical Instrument Co. which is dated to 1933 or later (because it contains a reference to Radio City Music Hall which opened in December 1932).
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Four carved wooden musicians photographed for the F. E. Olds and Son musical instrument company, Los Angeles, 1933 to 1939

Description:: Four carved wooden musicians photographed for the F. E. Olds and Son musical instrument company.
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

F. E. Olds Military trumpet with a hammered finished bell, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Description:: Close-up view of the bell of an F. E. Olds Military trumpet with a hammered finish. This line was introduced in about 1933. Engraving visible near the end includes the wing of an American bald eagle above "Olds" and "Military Model."
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Technician making a brass horn at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, between 1933-1939

Description:: This photograph appears on page 24 of a catalog of the Chicago Musical Instrument Co. which is dated to 1933 or later (because it contains a reference to Radio City Music Hall which opened in December 1932).
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

F. E. Olds Military trumpet with a hammered finished bell, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Description:: Advertisement photograph of an F. E. Olds Military trumpet with a hammered finished bell. This line was introduced in about 1933. Engraving visible near the end includes the wing of an American bald eagle above "Olds" and "Military."
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Technician engraving the bell of a brass horn at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Description:: Technician applying engraved foliate decoration to the bell of a brass horn with a knife-like tool at the F. E. Olds and Son plant (probably a cornet, trumpet or trombone). Several engraving tools and a bowl of water (?) are on the work bench in front of him. He holds the horn with a piece of cloth and the bell of the horn rests on a piece of cloth. He wears a visor and a leather apron.
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Valves for a cornet or trumpet at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Description:: This photograph appears on page 24 of a catalog of the Chicago Musical Instrument Co. which is dated to 1933 or later (because it contains a reference to Radio City Music Hall which opened in December 1932).
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Lathe used for the production of brass horns at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Description:: Close-up view of a lathe being used in the production of brass horns (cornets, trumpets and trombones) at the F. E. Olds and Son plant. A technician's hand operating a wheel is visible in the lower left corner of the image.
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

Technician polishing a trumpet at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Description:: Technician in coveralls polishing a trumpet on a buffing machine during production at the F. E. Olds and Son plant.
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

F. E. Olds Military trombone with a hammered finished bell, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Description:: Advertisement photograph of an F. E. Olds Military trombone with a hammered finished bell. This line was introduced in about 1933. Engraving visible near the bell includes an American bald eagle above "Olds" and "Military."
Date:: [between 1933 to 1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Connell, Will, 1898-1961
Collection:: Connell (Will) Papers

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Machine in use at a work bench at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Technician making a brass horn at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Technician applying a hammered finish to a trumpet bell at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

F. E. Olds cornet, Los Angeles, 1933 to 1939

Technician engraving the bell of a brass horn at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, between 1933-1939

Technician making a brass horn at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Technician holding a torch at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Technician holding tubing for a brass horn at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Four carved wooden musicians photographed for the F. E. Olds and Son musical instrument company, Los Angeles, 1933 to 1939

F. E. Olds Military trumpet with a hammered finished bell, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Technician making a brass horn at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, between 1933-1939

F. E. Olds Military trumpet with a hammered finished bell, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Technician engraving the bell of a brass horn at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Valves for a cornet or trumpet at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Lathe used for the production of brass horns at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Technician polishing a trumpet at the F. E. Olds and Son plant, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

F. E. Olds Military trombone with a hammered finished bell, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

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