412.132-62 Sets of free reeds with flexible air reservoir

Anglo-German system. No serial number. Engraved edges of right-hand end: 'C Jeffries, Maker, White Lion Passage, Edgware Road.' Flat nickel ends, fully fretted and engraved, flush to mahogany sides, secured by six pairs of small wood screws. 49 keys: left-hand 19 + 2 drones + 2 effects, right-hand 25 + 1 air. Broad flat ivory, bushed. Gold lined straps with engraved brass screws. Six-fold green leather bellows, fully gold embossed, gold Jeffries papers. Round-end steel reeds, complex pans, some inner reeds screwed onto pan.

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MUSEUM NUMBER
M8a-1996
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 190 x 163 x 186 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; leather metal; paper; ivory
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
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