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Concertina
Anglo-German system concertina. Flat rosewood veneer ends, 5.12in/130mm across parallel sides; fully fretted, left-hand with muslin backing. 21 bone-tipped wood buttons, glued to levers: 10 each side + 1 air (some missing or replaced), stamped 1-10 each side. Reeds riveted to single reed plates. 6-fold green leather bellows with gold on white rectangular pattern papers. Leather straps with brass pins. Side stamped: 'Steel Notes'; ends stamped: 'CGH' and 'PATENT'. No serial number.
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Herold, Carl Georg - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Klingenthal (Timezone: Europe/Berlin) - 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: 160 x 135 x 155 mm