The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-255.



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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: Within oval RH cartouche, glued upon sub-fret white suede baffle.

Other Serial Numbers: 3207 on bellows and pans, and inner face of action. The numbers are stamped in different positions to the usual placement on mid-Victorian minor makers.

Serial Number Under Frets: Serial Number 3207, visible on sub-fret baffle through scalloped cartouche in the LH fretwork

Serial Number On Action Board: Serial number 3207, on inner face of action board, on top and bottom rims

Serial Number On Pans: No Number on pans.

Serial Number On Bellows Frame: Serial number 3207, on bellows-frame, in the central spaces, NOT in reed chambers.

Dealer's Labels Summary: If indeed Thomas Prowse was a dealer, and L Lachenal the maker, the label and lid label become a dealers label - "Thomas Prowse, 13 Hanway Street, Regent Street, London".





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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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