Mechanical musical instrument invented for the 1851 London Great Exhibition by Henry Mayhew
He also coined “flaxen Saxon.” With other absurdities.
London’s Singing Organ-Grinder
Great tunes, great doggerel, small simians
He also coined “flaxen Saxon.” With other absurdities.
Bonus: Haile Selassie did NOT keep his lions in the basement of Fairfield House, Bath.
The British-Jewish detective who hung the German murderer of a London banker. With photos of his tombstone in Winchester’s West Hill cemetery.
Drinking, driving, cursing.