The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:D-277.



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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 RH oval Cartouche, on sub-frets white cardboard baffle.

Serial Number Under Frets: 1726 within LH oval Cartouche, on sub-frets white cardboard baffle.

Serial Number On Action Board: 1726, on inner top edge of action boards

Serial Number On Pans: No number on pans, except inked batch number "12" on inner face

Serial Number On Bellows Frame: No Serial number on bellows-frame, just a stamped "L" and "R".

Dealer's Labels Summary: A later variant of the dealer's label of Simpson, this one NOT including the "By her Majesty's letters patent" claim! The text is just: "Simpson, 266 Regent Street, London, Improved Concertina".

Dealer Label: A later variant of the dealer's label of Simpson, this one NOT including the "By her Majesty's letters patent" claim! The text is just: "Simpson, 266 Regent Street, London, Improved Concertina".





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The Concertina Museum Collection

Created August 2009 by Neil Wayne
Last Modified 07 February 2012 by Neil Wayne, Chris Flint, Wes Williams

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