There are 2 Joseph Prowse bassoons in the Hichwa-Rachor database. He flourished in London from 1834 to 1839. Prowse was listed as a “Flute Maker”.
Joseph Prowse Literature
Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music. Frits. Knuf, 1978, Vol. 1, p. 456.
Myers, Arnold. Historic Musical Instruments in the Edinburgh University Collection, Vol. 2, Part E, Fascicle ii: Bassoons. p. 13.
Rice, Albert. Four Centuries of Musical Instruments. 2015, p. 186.
Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. London: Tony Bingham, 1993.
Prowse, Joseph, 10 key bassoon; ProwseJ1-O-Sigal1996.08
ProwseJ1-O-Sigal1996.08 General Information
ProwseJ1-O-Sigal1996.08 Data Spreadsheet
ProwseJ1-O-Sigal1996.08 Photos
Prowse, Joseph, 9 key bassoon; ProwseJ2-O-Edinburgh3318
ProwseJ2-O-Edinburgh3318 General Information