The Concertina Museum Collection
Physical non-printed items Index



The Concertina Museum Ref:4.1-001.
A hand-painted soft paste ceramic statuette of a frock-coated street musician playing a concertina.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.1-002.
An Austrian musical box and carving of a grinning street musician playing a melodeon. The carving's square plinth contains a clockwork music box movement.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.1-003.
A hand-painted soft paste ceramic candle-holder statuette for use as a table light, of a Father Christmas playing a concertina.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.3-001.
An early and primitive toy concertina-like instrument, of rectangular form, with a banner image of two 18th century style gents across the end, and with floral bellows papers.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.3-002.
An early and primitive toy concertina, of hexagonal form, leaf-patterned end papers and striped bellows papers, and two wooden blocks as 'handles'.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.3-003.
A four-keyed toy concertina, of hexagonal form, the end papers showing a rural scene of children dancing to the music of a young concertina player, and with striped bellows papers. Two wooden blocks as 'handles', the right-hand block bearing four tin-plate spatulate 'keys', enabling a simple run of eight notes to be played on push-pull.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.3-004.
Short description not defined

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.3-005.
An eight-keyed German-made toy concertina, of hexagonal form, with silver paper ends, chrome bellows frames, and a long right-hand bar holding eight tin-plate spatulate 'keys', enabling a simple run of sixteen notes to be played on push-pull.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.3-006.
A six-keyed toy concertina, of hexagonal form, with patterned paper ends, gold paper bellows frames, and a long right-hand bar holding six chrome-plate spatulate 'keys', enabling a simple run of twelve notes to be played on push-pull.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.3-007.
A boxed 6+1 key plastic Anglo-style toy Concertina by the Magnus Harmonica Corporation, 5, NJ. Swirly plastic ends plain green bellows and black hand-straps, with 6 right-hand keys enabling a simple run of twelve notes to be played on push-pull, and a single key air-valve to left-hand end.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.3-008.
An original "Concertina Consciousness" shoulder bag, with large "Lachenal & Co" concertina label, designed by Neil Wayne as one of the items promoting the concertina revival of the late '60s, and sold though his "Concertina Newsletter"

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.3-009.
A toy ornament on the form of a miniature concertina.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.3-010.
A Phoenix Scale Miniature, in cast aluminium, of an elderly busker standing and playing a concertina.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.3-011.
Short description not defined

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.3-012.
A toy "Flutina", in fitted cardboard case and with the original tutor sheet.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.4-001.
A commemorative ceramic Beer-stein, in the form of an Anglo concertina, produced by the US beer company Anheuser-Busch to celebrate St Patrick's Day 2008.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.4-002.
One of several versions of the Avon Concertina Bubble-Bath container, in original gaily-decorated cardboard case, and with a 'Musical Cap' that (when the bubble-bath within has all been used!) could be fitted to the 'bellows-shaped' body and would play chords on push-pull.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.4-003.
One of several versions of the Avon Concertina Bubble-Bath container, in original gaily-decorated cardboard case, and with a 'Musical Cap' that (when the bubble-bath within has all been used!) could be fitted to the 'bellows-shaped' body and would play chords on push-pull.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.4-004.
One of several versions of the Avon Concertina Bubble-Bath container, in original gaily-decorated cardboard case, and with a 'Musical Cap' that (when the bubble-bath within has all been used!) could be fitted to the 'bellows-shaped' body and would play chords on push-pull.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.4-005.
One of several versions of the Avon Concertina Bubble-Bath container, in original cardboard case gaily-decorated with a clown theme, and with a 'Musical Cap' that (when the bubble-bath within has all been used!) could be fitted to the 'bellows-shaped' body and would play chords on push-pull.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.4-006.
A collection of five beer-pump labels from the Mexborough Concertina Band Brewery.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.5-001.
One of several figural Biscuit Tins in the form of a concertina, this model being a Jacobs' Biscuit tin that includes four pairs of reeds fixed to an inner reed-plate within the right hand end, that sound chords when the end of the tin is slid open (presumably to alert Mama of any impending biscuit theft).

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.5-002.
One of several figural Biscuit Tins in the form of a concertina, this model being a Jacobs' Biscuit tin that includes four pairs of reeds fixed to an inner reed-plate within the right hand end, that sound chords when the end of the tin is slid open (presumably to alert Mama of any impending biscuit theft).

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.5-003.
One of several figural Biscuit Tins in the form of a concertina, this model being a Jacobs' Biscuit tin that includes four pairs of reeds fixed to an inner reed-plate within the right hand end, that sound chords when the end of the tin is slid open (presumably to alert Mama of any impending biscuit theft).

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.5-004.
One of several figural Biscuit Tins in the form of a concertina, this model being a "Gray, Dunn & Co's Biscuits, Glasgow" Biscuit tin

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.5-005.
One of several figural Biscuit Tins in the form of a concertina, this model being a "Gray, Dunn & Co's Biscuits, Glasgow" Biscuit tin

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.6-001.
One of two sets of Silk lapel badges, as worn by players attending the Philadelphia Concertina Club's gatherings at Atlantic City. In this pair, the item with the tassel is for the meet on July 20, 190*(unclear), and the ribbon with the yellow bow is dated July 12th, 1903.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.6-002.
One of two sets of Silk lapel badges, as worn by players attending the Philadelphia Concertina Club's gatherings at Atlantic City, around 1903. In this large lapel badge, the item has a star arrangement of ribbons around a gilt-edged badge with the wording "Committee", and has two silk ribbons below, labelled in gilt "Philadelphia" and "Concertina Club"; the ribbon is undated.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.6-003.
A silver-plated lapel badge, engraved "Everton District Concertina and Pipe band", in annular form, with a central raised five-pointed star and raised royal crown atop the design. Rear is hall-marked "MLEE".

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.6-004.
A modern colourful enamel Guinness Lapel badge, featuring Fiddle, a full pint o' Black Stuff, and (unfortunately) a fairly decent attempt to represent an English system concertina - maybe even an Æola - but sadly NOT the concertina system most played in Ireland (which is the Anglo).

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.6-005.
A modern colourful enamel badge, from the Disney Pin Trading company, with of one of the seven dwarfs playing an Anglo-like instrument, and a moustachioed gent to the rear - with a melodeon?

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.6-006.
Short description not defined

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.6-007.
A modern large and colourful enamel badge, from the Disney company, featuring one of the Pirates of the Caribbean playing an Anglo-like instrument while a dog howls.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.6-008.
A modern large and colourful "Father's Day 2008" enamel badge, from Disneyland 2008.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.6-009.
A modern large and colourful "limited edition" gilt-coloured lapel badge, from Disney.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.6-010.
A tiny handmade button-badge of a Teddy bear playing a concertina-like instrument. In fitted case, made by "Bruce Noland Cole Bear Buttons, Tustin, California".

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.6-011.
A modern coloured enamel lapel badge of the "College Louis Lachenal", near Lyon, France.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.7.1-001.
The International Concertina Challenge Cup for Advanced English Concertina Playing with Test Piece

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.7.1-002.
The International Concertina Challenge Cup for English Concertina Playing Intermediate with Test

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.7.1-003.
ICA The Wilfred Pearce English Concertina Challenge Cup

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.7.1-004.
Short description not defined

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.7.1-005.
English Concertina Association presented by F J Penny for English Concertina Playing, Intermediate Level, Own Choice

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.7.1-006.
Len Jones Memorial Cup for Concertina Groups

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.7.1-007.
The Bill Walker Cup

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.7.1-008.
Charley Parslay Memorial Trophy

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.7.1-009.
The ICA Cup for Intermediate English Test Piece

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.7.2-001.
A rare and early concertina contest Trophy, in cast pewter, awarded at Mr Roylance’s Concertina Contest in 1870.

The Concertina Museum Ref:4.7.2-002.
A framed and cast-metal German “KonzertinaTrophy, dated 1929

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Created August 2009 by Neil Wayne
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