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Melodeon
Melodeon, diatonic button accordion. Ends 9.25x5.5in/235x140mm, covered in grey lustre plastic. Right-hand has 2 rows of buttons (10 + 9) with exposed metal pallets, and 4 wooden reed bank knobs; left-hand has 4 spoon basses, 1 spoon air valve. Bronze reeds. 11-fold bellows, two thick, others thin green-edged; metal corners, fancy papers. Fabric hand straps. Right-hand end embossed: 'Electra, Made in Germany'. Bellows gilt stamped: 'Chromatic Model', and: 'Bell Metal Reeds, Extra Full Tone'. No serial number.
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Germany - 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: 307 x 270 x 145 mm