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Item Type: Concertina
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Straps and Holding Devices
Straps Summary: Black leather profiled and gilt-embossed hand-straps mounted to action frames. Plus black leather original thumb-straps.
Thumb-straps Summary: Original black leather thumb-strap
Thumb-strap Material: Black leather
Thumb-strap Decoration: None
Thumb-strap Holes/Slot: Holes
Thumb-straps Original: yes
Thumb-straps Screws & Fittings: Large chrome plated knurled strap-screw , securing to flat area of chromed fretwork.
Wrist-straps Summary: Long black leather profiled hand-straps mounted on sides of action frame, and secured by an inset wood-screw and washer to one end, and by a knurled chromed straps screw to the other, inserting to brass disc in frame. Gilt-embossed with "C Wheatstone & Co, Manufacturers, London".
Wrist-straps Material: Black
Wrist-straps Decoration: Embossed borders around perimeter.
Wrist-straps Holes/Slot: Holes
Wrist-straps Contemporary: Contemporary
Wrist-straps Screws & Fittings: Two leather straps each secured by an adjustable nickel clasp to one end, and clamped at the other to the hand bar with a rectangular Mother of Pearl plate with two screws
