Item Type: Concertina
Labels and Serial NumbersLabel Within Cartouche on chamois baffle: Oval paper dealer's label, beneath oval Cartouche on replacement sub-fret white gauze baffle. Serial Number Under Frets: No outer serial number. Serial Number On Action Board: Serial number 16191 on inner face of action board, on top and bottom rims. Serial Number On Pans: Serial number 16191 just once on Pans Serial Number On Bellows Frame: Serial number 16191 on inner bellows-frame. Dealer's Labels Summary: Oval glazed paper label: "Chas Staff, Concertina Maker, 6 Royal Arcade, Melbourne". A Melbourne newspaper of 15th April 1871 has an advert for "Mrs Staff's Conservatory, 6 Royal-arcade... Bohemian Vases, Lustres, Alabasters..." Dealer Label: Oval glazed paper label: "Chas Staff, Concertina Maker, 6 Royal Arcade, Melbourne". |
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Last Modified 07 February 2012 by Neil Wayne, Chris Flint, Wes Williams
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