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English concertina

This is an English system concertina with hexagonal fretwork case and end plates of rosewood veneer. It has three-fold, dark-green leather bellows with patterned paper. Four straight rows of bone buttons on each side (48 keys): two C buttons stained in red; accidental buttons stained in black; and natural white buttons with note letters stamped on their tops. Dark-green leather covered brass finger rests.

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  • Decorative elements:Patterned paper on bellows with a network of golden crosses and dots on white background.
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:412.132-62 Sets of free reeds with flexible air reservoir
  • Repository:Colchester and Ipswich Museums