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Concertina
Prototype 'duett' system concertina, patented in 1844. 6x4.63in/152x118mm rectangular rosewood ends; simple frets at base with leather backing; four screws. 24 brass buttons: 12 each side (1 right-hand missing) with note names embossed. Four-fold green bellows with white/gold star papers. Straps absent, with only right hand bar present; large brass screws. Faint oval stamp in rosewood of right-hand end: By Her Majesty's Letter Patent, Wheatstone & Co, Inventors, 20 Conduit St, London; No serial number.
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1844 - 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: 153 x 152 x 121 mm