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Accordeon. Rosewood veneer ends, 11.81x4.94in/300x125mm, with simple purfling. Right-hand has 16 square pearl keys, 8 each row, with two simple brass palm levers (cage missing) and 18 round pearl pallets. Left-hand has fancy brass spoon air valve with one articulated brass lever. Rectangular brass reed beds, steel reeds with single rivet. 6-fold bellows with gaudy papers. Internal pan stamp: 'W Winrow & Son, Hollow Stone, Nottingham'. Gold on black transfer on right-hand: 'Steel Reeds, W Winrow and Son, Hollow Stone, Nottingham'. Serial number: G 21 S.
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circa 1875 - Maker:
Busson & Cie - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris) - 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: 165 x 301 x 126 mm