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Concertina
English system concertina. Serial number 993. Oval paper label: 'By His Majesty's Letters Patent, C. Wheatstone, Inventor, 20 Conduit St., Regent St., London.' Amboyna ends built to standard width: 6¼ inches across parallel sides. Pine backing behind fretwork. 48 ivory buttons, black accidentals, stamped with note names. Original green leather straps with brass screws. Four-fold green leather bellows, six-point gold star papers.
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1845 - Maker:
Wheatstone [Corporation] - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:412.132-62 Sets of free reeds with flexible air reservoir
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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: 152 x 159 x 183 mm