The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-198.



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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

Labels and Serial Numbers

Label Within Cartouche on chamois baffle: Oval paper label, beneath scalloped Cartouche on sub-frets white leather baffle, inverted when compared to all other similar models.

Other Serial Numbers: No 1846 on pans and the bellows-frame.

Serial Number Under Frets: No 1851 (end-frames and action), not visible from exterior.

Serial Number On Side of end: An additional number "1453" is stamped on the outside of lower bout on the LH action frame, possibly a Boosey Stock Control Number?

Serial Number On Action Board: No 1851 on frets and on the rims of action frames.

Serial Number On Pans: 1846, twice on top chambers of outer pan-faces.

Serial Number On Bellows Frame: 1851, adjacent to top triangular reed-pan support, with a Batch Number "6" on the top pan support.





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The Concertina Museum Collection

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Last Modified 07 February 2012 by Neil Wayne, Chris Flint, Wes Williams

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