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Accordion
Accordion, flutina. Twenty keys on right hand side, Three keys on bass. Six fold bellows. Bellows decorated with blocked floral motif (red, green and metallic gold paint). Edge of casing enhanced with marquetry designs. Two touchpieces to keys missing. Two reed pans (additional one appears to belong with this flutina). Both reed pans have pencil markings beneath the reeds indicating note names. One also has written in lead pencil: Mr E. Norton/148..thobnall Street/Burton-on-Trent
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1825-1875 - Maker:
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Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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France - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:412.132-62 Sets of free reeds with flexible air reservoir
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- Materials:kid skin, paint, paper, leather, mother of pearl, copper alloy, steel, wood
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:412.132-62 Sets of free reeds with flexible air reservoir
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 12.2047 x 4.6457 x 5.9055 in.; 310 x 118 x 150 mm