412.132-62 Sets of free reeds with flexible air reservoir

Accordeon. Serial number 71. Stamp in rosewood side: 'Keith, Prowse & Co, 48 Cheapside, London.' 9.56" x 3.44" diameter, good rosewood veneer ends, with simple purfling. Left-hand single brass spoon air key, with pawnshop price code mark: 'K/T', in white hand frame. Right-hand has 8 square pearl clad wood keys, with brass levers and round pearl pallets, two pearl drone/bass pallets controlled by linked brass lever on hand bar. Four-fold leather edged bellows with brown on white papers. Simple brass beds and single riveted bras tongues, single 3 tongued drone chord reed plate, pan labelled in ink: '71'.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
M439-1996
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 120 x 245 x 90 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; textile; paper; metal; mother of pearl
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
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