Item Type: Wheatstone ‘Wren’ Mouth OrganSummaryFull Description: Two “Wheatstone Wren” Mouth Organs, one of
the first instruments permitted to be made by Wheatstone’s as the
restrictions on non-war-related manufactures began to be relaxed after
the war. Only one retains its case, and the instruments are labelled
“British Made” with “C Wheatstone
& Co Ltd. London England Key C” on the end of the case. They
are printed on the metal in gold and red painted designs. The date
“18 Oct 1948” is stamped inside the lid of the
case. Source Catalogue No: The Concertina Museum: 1.2.9-003 |
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