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Concertina
English-system concertina. Flat rosewood ends, 6.19in/157mm across parallel sides; simple fretwork with pine backing. 48 ivory buttons, black accidentals, stamped and bushed. Square-end nickel reeds with circular paper reed pan label. Four-fold green leather bellows with gold star papers. Green leather straps with nickel screws. Oval paper label: ‘By His Majesty’s Letters Patent/C. Wheatstone/Inventor/20 Conduit St., Regent St./London’. Serial numbers: end 1161, bellows and reed pans 1181.
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circa 1846 - 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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- Materials:paper, paint, textile, ivory, metal, leather, 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: 158 x 162 x 185 mm