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Item Type: Concertina
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Case and Other
Main Case: Original hexagonal rosewood-veneered case, solid bevelled rosewood lid, velvet-lined, pearl lock cartouche, lock absent, original top strap is present and complete - a rare survival. Case has a small label of "Willm Prowse, late Keith, Prowse & Co, City Royal Musical Repository, 48 Cheapside, London", so may not be original.
Main Case Shape: Hexagonal
Main Case Measurement: 183 x 167mm tall
Main Case Material: Original hexagonal rosewood-veneered case, solid bevelled rosewood lid
Main Case Label - Other: Inner rectangular label in case lid: " Will.m Prowse, Keith, Prowse & Co, City Royal Musical Repository, 48 Cheapside, London."
Main Case Lock: Lock, absent, pearl embouchure, key absent
Main Case Hinges: "P Moore Registered Sep 1844." on brass hinges
Main Case Straps: Original top strap is present and complete - a rare survival.
