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Piano accordion

Melodeon-like bellow-operated accordion with 21 plastic-covered piano-like keys on player's right hand side and 8 plastic buttons on left. Leatherette handles/straps with felt backing attached to grained and stained wooden frame; card bellows with steel corners. Leatherette taped edges and nickel-plated steel front grill. Owned by Thomas Ifan, Rhyd-y-car, Merthyr Tydfil.

  • Date:
    1920s
  • Maker:
    Ludwig Gebr
  • Collection:
    National Museums Wales
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  • Place of production:
    Germany
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  • Materials:imitation leather (coated fabric); wood; plastic; metal
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  • Inscriptions:GEBR. LUDWIG ACCORDEON, MADE IN GERMANY. TRADE MARK|THE CHROMATIC|HANDMADE AJAX REEDS
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  • Repository:National Museums Wales
  • Measurements:height (mm): 270 (when bellows closed); width (mm): 295 (bellows closed - max); depth (mm): 150 (when bellows closed)