The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-193.



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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

Summary

Full Description: 48-Key pearl-inlaid, ebony-veneer-ended George Case "English" concertina, with the new owners' "Boosey & Sons" version of the George Case scalloped label. Serial No 1514 (end-frames and action), with No 1518 on pans and the bellows-frame. An additional number "1059" is stamped on the outside of lower bout on the LH action frame, possibly a Boosey Stock Control Number? Many Geo Case and Geo Case/Boosey's Instruments now have a range of "close but different" numbers on their various parts. 48 solid-silver capped nickel keys, bushed, round-ended reeds. Double-sided reed pan with complex sub-pan baffle, (with Batch Number "6") resting freely under the inner pan faces atop the six hexagonal corner pieces, and with teardrop-shaped apertures over all the reed chambers. Black leather bellows (with Batch Number "6" on frame), and original leather thumb-straps, case absent.

Concertina Summary: 48-Key pearl-inlaid, ebony-veneer-ended George Case "English" concertina, with the "Boosey & Sons" version of the George Case scalloped label.. No 1514 (end-frames and action), with No 1518 on pans and the bellows-frame. 48 solid-silver capped nickel keys, bushed, round-ended reeds. Double-sided reed pan with complex sub-pan baffle, fitted freely under the inner pan faces atop the six hexagonal corner pieces, and with teardrop-shaped apertures over all the reed chambers. Black leather bellows and thumb-straps, case missing.

Owner or Collection: Concertina Museum, Belper

Maker: George Case, Boosey & Sons

Maker Links: George Case:Good source of information at Chris Flint's web-site: www.scatesconcertinas.com/casenotes.html An 1860 price list is at: www.concertina.com/pricelists/case/Case-MDRA-1860.pdf and Case's address data is at: www.concertinas.org.uk/others.htm#Case. Booseys' address data at: www.concertinas.org.uk/others.htm#Boosey

Region of Manufacture: London

Main Maker's Label Wording: "Patent Concertina by George Case, Boosey & Sons, Holles St, LONDON"

Principal Serial Number: No 1514 (end-frames and action), with No 1518 on pans and the bellows-frame. No number on LH chamois baffle.

System Type: Standard 48-Key Treble English system

Source Catalogue No: The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-193.






Maker Details

Boosey & Co. were active from about 1856 after taking over the business of George Case

Boosey & Co.instruments are labelled as George Case of Boosey and ... where the name has variations including Boosey and Sons (by 1864), Boosey and Chin(g) and Boosey and Co. The earlier company address is Holles Street,London, and they moved to Regent St about 1874.


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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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