The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.1.2-001. A Tintype image of a young Dutch-Capped boy, seated next to a
small table that has a 20-Key German Anglo concertina upon it.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.2.3-002. A 76x107mm carte de visite photograph, mounted on grey card, of a German
gentleman playing a Chemnitz-style Bandoneon.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.2.5-005. A large formal photographic portrait, set in a card surround and once
framed, of a musical trio including Ernest Rutterford
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.2.5-008. A large and fragile photograph of a 'giant' Wheatstone Maccann 81-key
Aeola Duet concertina, set near a tiny 8-Key Wheatstone Miniature
concertina
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.2.5-009. One of a series of large black and white photographs of Tommy Williams,
taken in the mid-1970s by Les Davies in Tommy's top floor attic
workshop at 74 Tennyson Street, Battersea.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.2.5-010. One of a series of large black and white photographs of Tommy Williams,
taken in the mid-1970s by Les Davies in Tommy's top floor attic
workshop at 74 Tennyson Street, Battersea.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.2.5-011. One of a series of large black and white photographs of Tommy Williams,
taken in the mid-1970s by Les Davies in Tommy's top floor attic
workshop at 74 Tennyson Street, Battersea.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.2.5-012. One of a series of large black and white photographs of Tommy Williams,
taken in the mid-1970s by Les Davies in Tommy's top floor attic
workshop at 74 Tennyson Street, Battersea.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.2.5-013. One of a series of large black and white photographs of Tommy Williams,
taken in the mid-1970s by Les Davies in Tommy's top floor attic
workshop at 74 Tennyson Street, Battersea.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.2.5-014. One of a series of large black and white photographs of Tommy Williams,
taken in the mid-1970s by Les Davies in Tommy's top floor attic
workshop at 74 Tennyson Street, Battersea.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.2.5-015. One of a series of large black and white photographs of Tommy Williams,
taken in the mid-1970s by Les Davies in Tommy's top floor attic
workshop at 74 Tennyson Street, Battersea.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.2.5-017. A 90 x 113mm plate photograph of a German young man playing a small
Chemnitzer-style Bandoneon, with his music-stand - and spittoon! - close by.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.5-001. One of a collection of receipts, bills and letterheads from The Heckmondwike
English Concertina Premier Prize Band, c1920 - 1929.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.5-002. One of a collection of receipts, bills and letterheads from The Heckmondwike
English Concertina Premier Prize Band, c1920 - 1929.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.5-003. One of a collection of receipts, bills and letterheads from The Heckmondwike
English Concertina Premier Prize Band, c1920 - 1929.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.5-004. One of a collection of receipts, bills and letterheads from The Heckmondwike
English Concertina Premier Prize Band, c1920 - 1929.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.5-008. A single blue-printed duplicated concert programme sheet for the The
Heckmondwike English Concertina Premier Prize Band's performance on Sunday
July 29th 1928
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.5-027. A fine and large mounted plate photograph (305 x 240mm) of the
"Concertina-Club Teutonia", a large band of 20 formally-dressed young men posed
before a large ornamental arch, with at least six of the chaps holding large
Chemnitzer-style Bandoneons.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.5-028. A large original programme, (290 x 440mm) for the 61st Annual Brass
Band Contest at Belle Vue, Manchester, 1st September 1913.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.6-009. The Alfred and Herbert Worsley/Ashton-u-Lyne Concertina Band Archive:
A cassette tape of transcriptions of some of the Band’s 78rpm
recordings.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.6-013. Two Durham players: The Edward Douglas (blind concertina player) and J Stead
(concertina Teacher) archives: The handwritten tutor book of J
Stead
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.6-014. Two Durham players: The Edward Douglas (blind concertina player) and J Stead
(concertina Teacher) archives: A letter to J Stead from C
Wheatstone & Co, (West Street) dated2 July 1921
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.6-015. Two Durham players: The Edward Douglas (blind concertina player) and J
Stead (concertina Teacher) archives: A letter to Edward Douglas
from C Wheatstone & Co, (West Street) dated 31 Jan 1922
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.6-016. Two Durham players: The Edward Douglas (blind concertina player) and J
Stead (concertina Teacher) archives: A letter to J Stead from C
Wheatstone & Co, (West Street) dated 14 Feb 1922
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.6-017. Two Durham players: The Edward Douglas (blind concertina player) and J Stead
(concertina Teacher) archives: An Invoice addressed to J Stead from C
Wheatstone & Co, (West Street) dated 14 Feb 1922
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.6-018. Two Durham players: The Edward Douglas (blind concertina player) and J Stead
(concertina Teacher) archives: An official copy of the birth certificate
of Edward Douglas
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.6-020. Two Durham players: The Edward Douglas (blind concertina player) and J Stead
(concertina Teacher) archives:Edward Douglas’Hire
Purchase card from H Boyd & Co, 16 Pilgrim Street,
Newcastle-on-Tyne, for the purchase of an English concertina.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.6-021. Two Durham players: The Edward Douglas (blind concertina player)and J Stead
(concertina Teacher) archives:Edward Douglas’Warranty
card from H Boyd & Co, 16 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, for
the purchase of an English concertina,
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.7-001. One of a series of five early 20th century images of the Manningham
Concertina Band, active in the Cleckheaton area of Yorkshire.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.7-002. One of a series of five early 20th century images of the Manningham
Concertina Band, active in the Cleckheaton area of Yorkshire.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.7-003. One of a series of five early 20th century images of the Manningham
Concertina Band, active in the Cleckheaton area of Yorkshire.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.7-004. One of a series of five early 20th century images of the Manningham
Concertina Band, active in the Cleckheaton area of Yorkshire.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.3.7-005. One of a series of five early 20th century images of the Manningham
Concertina Band, active in the Cleckheaton area of Yorkshire.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.4.3-005. A large American carte de visite of a Salvationist family, the
seated man next to a 3-Row Anglo, the lady holding a guitar.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.4.6-004. An edition of the Salvation Army magazine "The Bandsman, Songster and
Local Officer", dated July 30th 1910, with an advertisement on the rear
page (16) stating "The Army wants Concertina Players".
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.4.6-005. An edition of the Salvation Army magazine "The Bandsman, Songster and Local
Officer", dated July 1st 1911, with a concertina tutor section entitled
"How to play the concertina".
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.4.6-007. An original copy of the Salvation Army newspaper "The Bandsman, Local
Officer, and Songster", dated March 1st 1924, which praises
the Pentre Concertina Band, (Wales)
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.5.1-005. A Full-page article from the Daily Mail of Sat 13th Jan 2007, announcing
the 'naked' calendar produced by members of South Yorkshire
fox-killers
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.5.1-006. A copy-print of an early music session photo by Bob Naylor,
showing Jeannie Harris, Fi Fraser, Neil Wayne, Oscar Woods and Bob
Cann
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.5.1-012. A photocopy of an article from "British Bandsman", Issue 5569, July
2009, which reviews 100 years of Brass Band history, including the Manchester
competitions, and mentions the Heckmondwike Concertina Band's success in the
Concertina contests.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.5.1-013. A colour copy of an article on collecting concertinas published in "The
Antique Collector", Dec-Jan 2007, by Dick Henrywood.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.5.1-014. An original full-colour front page from The New Yorker of May 21st,
1979, being an artwork by Paul Degen that features a hall table with a
concertina and metronome upon it
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.5.4-001. A large professional photograph taken by the Daily Express at the
Bishop's Stortford Concertina Convention held in 1973.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.5.4-002. A large professional photograph taken by the Daily Express at the
Bishop's Stortford Concertina Convention held in 1973.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.5.4-003. An original press cutting from the Eastwood Newspaper reporting on the
Concertina Convention organised by Reuben Shaw
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.5.4-039. A delightful set of ten Tickets to various Grand Picnics, Centre Concertina
Dances, Annual Farmers' Dances and Moonlight Auto Truck
Parties!
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.5.7-001. A first Futura paperback edition of "Working the Halls", the
story of Percy Honri and the Honri family's 100 years in British Music
Halls, written by Peter Honri, Percy's grandson. Publ 1974, 214
pages.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.1.5.7-002. A first Futura paperback edition of "Working the Halls", the
story of Percy Honri and the Honri family's 100 years in British Music
Halls, written by Peter Honri, Percy's grandson.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.1.1-031. A black and white photographic post card of “Jack Clevoner,
Concertina Speciality act”, signed and dated by Clevoner on
15th Nov 1913, and sent by him to the Corn Exchange, Alnwick,
confirming his performance there on 21st Dec 1913
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.1.1-032. A black and white photographic post card of “Henri Albano –
The Concertina King. Absolutely the GREATEST CONCERTINA ACT (one man) in the
World”, signed and dated by Albano, and sent by him to
the Corn Exchange, Alnwick, from the Elite Theatre, Stanley, confirming the
“stupendous success of our act this week”.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.1.1-035. An original photographic postcard of "Le Petit Robert Conche" a very young
French musician, holding a hexagonal metal-ended English concertina under his
arm;
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.1.1-036. An original Lachenal promotional photographic postcard of "The Two Martinis -
Lachenal Edeophone Concertinas", sent from Lachenal & Co on 13th May 1912 to a
Mr Percy Tams in Stoke on Trent.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.1.1-039. (NOTE: Supplied as -038, but that number already used.CHECK THIS AND
SUBSEQUENT!! wes)
A black and white postcard of the blind concertina player George Young,
together with Mrs Young. Postally unused, "Hines, Printer,
Sunderland".
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.1.1-040. (NOTE: SEE -038 CHECK THIS!! wes)
A sepia photographic post card of "Miss Minnie Paget", holding her
unique Duet-style rectangular concertina.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.1.1-043. A modern colour print post card of a sombre clown playing a good
representation of a metal-ended British Anglo concertina
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.1.1-044. A rare photographic card of W H Maccann, brother of John Hill
Maccann who developed the fingering system that bears his name.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.1.2-014. A modern French advertising postcard, one of a series publicising the
"16e Festival International Du Cirque - Monte Carlo, 1991".
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.1.2-015. A sepia photographic post card of the "Premier English Concertina
Band", the sixteen band members in smart uniforms (the conductor in
evening dress, the three ladies in long dresses.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.2-019. Postcard of Germanic girl in lederhosen, holding a hexagonal German
multi-bellowed Anglo with fancy bellows.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.2-020. Postcard of Germanic girl dressed in sailor's clothes and cap, dragging apart
by the hand-straps a hexagonal German multi-bellowed Anglo with fancy bellows.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.2-021. Postcard of Germanic girl dressed in Romany-style waistcoat, shawl and
bonnet, holding (with the keys unfortunately under her palms rather than
her fingers!) a plain hexagonal German multi-bellowed Anglo.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.2-022. Postcard of red-nosed girl dressed in gingham frock, and pigtails: she sings
with a small boy, who's holding a hexagonal German multi-bellowed
Anglo.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.2-023. A most unusual double-sided colour post card from the Bazaar, Exchange and
Mart Series, in which the Address side has a dapper gent holding a many
bellowed Anglo concertina
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.3-007. A British colour-print post card with both image and panel of faux-handwritten
copy to front, of a group of fishermen
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.3-027. A colour print comic postcard, divided rear, of a trio of lads in a rowboat,
with the bowler-hatted gent at the helm playing a concertina.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.3-028. A British colour-print Donald McGill comic post card of a raucous
concertina player disturbing an entire neighbourhood, headed "We're enjoying
peace and quietness!"
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.3-030. A British “Valentine’s Series No 4034” post card of
WW1 era of a group of relaxed soldiers, headed “Getting ready for the
Invasion”
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.3-031. A novelty colour post card of a dapper black anglo player, with top-hat
at his feet, singing “Ever of Thee!!”
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.4.1-013. A 'cute' 1930s Birthday postcard of a tinted youngster holding a
basic German Anglo concertina, while smiling and festooned with streamers.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.4.2-003. A Belgian colour postcard, divided rear, postally-used, with printers' details
1470 - 4. The image is of two pointy-hatted gnomes in a snowy scene, the one
playing a green German concertina,
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.4.2-004. An English postcard, divided rear, postally-used on Christmas eve 1907. The
sepia image is of four children as clowns and marionettes holding blank boards,
and led by a top-hatted negro child playing a many-bellowed concertina.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.4.2-006. A Dutch colour postcard, divided rear, postally-used on 31st Dec
1930, with printers' details "W S+S B 8495Import 3465". The
image is of two children under a giant mushroom, the one playing a green
many-bellowed German concertina,
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.4.2-007. A Dutch colour postcard, divided rear, postally-used on 27th Dec
1933, with printers' details "W S+S B
8495 Import 3465". The image is of two children under a giant mushroom, the
one playing a green many-bellowed German concertina, the other holding some
flowers.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.4.3-011. One of a group of four 1940s-era American Valentines, all featuring
comic usage of concertinas, and sent to various children between 1942 and
1963.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.4.3-012. One of a group of four 1940s-era American Valentines, all featuring
comic usage of concertinas, and sent to various children between 1942
and 1963.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.4.3-013. One of a group of four 1940s-era American Valentines, all featuring
comic usage of concertinas, and sent to various children between 1942
and 1963.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.4.3-014. One of a group of four 1940s-era American Valentines, all featuring
comic usage of concertinas, and sent to various children between 1942
and 1963.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.4.4-011. A good Tom Browne humorous post card, with three joyful cartoon holidaymakers
singing, with concertina and mouth-organ, on "Hampstead Heath - Bank Holiday".
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.2.4.5-006. This modern Christmas card (received 2011) is by Sally Mitchell
Cards, sold to benefit the Countryside Alliance (Motto -
“Love the Countyside” - except, of course, certain furry
mammals...)
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.4-029. A large framed calendar for the year 1914, produced as an advert for W Gill
& Sons, Family Grocers, Sheffield. The large full-colour print above the
calendar and address is of a cheeky boy in straw-filled barn, playing a large
Anglo concertina
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.5-013. A fine set of seven Victorian scraps, of young black Minstrel lads in
various costumes and some playing various instruments, including an
Anglo concertina, melodeon, and penny whistle.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.5-014. A cluster of 13 Military-themed scrapbook-scraps, some with their
name-tags still attached, that includes two scraps of a uniformed
soldier playing an octagonal concertina.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.5-015. A coloured stand-up Valentine scrap, of a young lass playing her
concertina to a crowned frog seated on a heart!
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.8-005. A modern reprint of "The Best of Fragments from France by Capt Bruce
Bairnsfather". Bairnsfather was the leading cartoonist of the First
World War, and many of his cartoons included concertina-playing soldiers in
the trenches.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.8-006. A bound volume of "Punch Magazine" for July to December 1897, in which Page 206
features a political cartoon of Lord Rosebery playing a concertina in the
street.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.8-007. Page No 24 from "Country Life", 27th November 1997,
announcing an exhibition of "The Illustrators", the page featuring a
cartoon by William Heath Robinson entitled "The Musician"
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.9-001. A children's' cartoon book entitled "Droopsi", in which the young
character plays and carries around a many-bellowed concertina.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.9-002. A children's' cartoon book entitled "Captain Jeff and the Squeeze Box",
in which a home-made peg-legged sailor puppet is given a toy paper concertina
for various adventures.
The Concertina Museum Ref:3.9-005. A paperback first edition of "Concertina - The Life and Loves of a
dominatrix", by Susan Winemaker. Publ Pocket Books, 2008.