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Melodeon
Melodeon, diatonic button accordion. Wood ends with lustre plastic covering, 10.25x5.5in/260x140mm; gilded pallet board. Right-hand has 10 plastic-tipped wood buttons and open metal pallets; left-hand has 2 spoon basses and one spoon air valve. Brass reeds. 11-fold bellows: alternating 3 thin, 1 thick; metal corners, gold alligator papers. Right-hand thumb strap and left-hand hand strap. No label or 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: 270 x 270 x 145 mm