The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-102.



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Item Type: Concertina

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Case and Other

Main Case: Original rectangular case, of purple velvet-lined leatherette-clad wood, with inner mounting cradle. Simple round clasp lock, but drop-down clasp on lid edge is absent. The case contains the original West Street lid label, which has been overlaid with a similiar but smaller oval label in the firm's Export format.

Main Case Shape: Square case, of velvet-lined plywood clad in black leatherette.

Main Case Measurement: 144 x 87 x 86mm tall

Main Case Material: Purple velvet-lined leatherette-clad wood

Main Case Inner Label: A gilt lettered oval red paper label (overlying the previous West Street label) with export variant wording: "Manufacturers of Concertinas and Ĉolas, C. Wheatstone & Co. Ltd., 15, West St, Charing Cross Road, London, England".

Main Case Lock: Simple round clasp lock, but drop-down clasp on lid edge is absent.

Main Case Hinges: Inner leatherette hinge to lid, worn section.





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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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