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English concertina
English system concertina with hexagonal fretwork case and end plates of rosewood veneer. Three-fold dark-green leather bellows with patterned paper. Four straight rows of bone buttons on each side (48 keys): two C buttons stained in red; accidental buttons stained in black; and natural white buttons with note letters stamped on their tops. Dark-green leather covered brass finger rests. Dark-green leather thumb straps (one missing). This instrument belonged to Robert Beer from Somerset, who was a saddler and later a mechanic.
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1880–95 - Maker:
Lachenal & Co [Corporation] - Collection:
Gloucester Life - 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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- Decorative elements:Patterned paper on bellows with a network of golden crosses and dots on white background.
- Inscriptions:Paper label in an oval aperture of fretwork: LACHENAL & Co. / PATENT CONCERTINA / MANUFACTURERS / LONDON
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:412.132-62 Sets of free reeds with flexible air reservoir
- Repository:Gloucester Life
- Measurements:Length (closed): 140mm; Width: 180mm