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Item Type: Concertina
| Summary | Labels and Serial Numbers | End Frets | Fingering System | Straps and Holding Devices | Fret Baffle | Action Board | Reeds and Reed Pans | Bellows | Case and Other |
Bellows
Bellows Summary: 4-Fold green leather bellows, markedly thicker than early examples, Few "Bookbinders" tuck, so possibly later - remains of late pattern gold star and dots papers, overlain with black papers stuck on.
Bellows Inside: Some additional white leather gasketry glued to 2 - 3 sides of each ends' bellows-frame.
Inner Bellows Cradle: A conventional set of six triangular corner mounts within the bellows-frame support the reed-pan
Bellows Folds and Features: 4-Fold green leather bellows, markedly thicker than early examples, Few "Bookbinders" tuck, so possibly later - remains of late pattern gold star and dots papers, overlain with black papers stuck on.The bellows DO NOT have silk bottom-bout reinforcements.
Bellows Leather colour: Black leather
