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Accordion

Plain case of ebonised wood, no decoration except for two decorative cast metal braces on underside of keyboard. Small keyboard, the keys capped with ebony and bone. Bellows covered with black paper, embossed with scrolling design. M. Busson introduced this type of accordion, with small keyboard, in about 1859.

  • Date:
    c.1860
  • Maker:
    Busson
  • Collection:
    National Museums Liverpool
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  • Place of production:
    Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris)
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  • Inscriptions:Stamp: "Busson, Brevetes, Paris" on the top
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  • Repository:National Museums Liverpool
  • Measurements:Height 480mm, width when closed 235mm, depth 180mm.