Keywords: Waits-from-ILN.jpg H G Hine ™s The Waits at Seven Dials portrays a group of Christmas waits or street musicians including a trombonist After the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 there were no more official waits as funded by British municipalities but ad hoc musicians would often form at Christmas time in hopes of raising money London England Illustrated London News http //www kimballtrombone com/2010/trombone-images-from-19th-century-london-newspapers/ 1853 12 H G Hine 1811-1895 PD-old ILN 1853 1853 in London Music in 1853 Street music Drumming in art Trombonists Christmas in London Christmas in the 19th century Rope-tensioned bass drums Henry George Hine |