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Concertina
Anglo-German system concertina. Flat rectangular light wood ends, 4.75x6.12in/121x155mm, with simple drilled fretwork. 21 square bone-tipped wood buttons glued to wooden levers: 10 each side + 1 air valve. Brass reeds. 4-fold bellows, red-leather edged, fancy papers, embossed trim on frames. Right-hand buckled leather straps. Left-hand straps absent. No label or serial number.
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circa 1850 - Maker:
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Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory 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: 145 x 160 x 121 mm