Anglo-German concertina

Mediumwood, steel, paper, leather

Dimensions7 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (19.7 × 21 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.3950

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionConcertina: Anglo [or Anglo-German], 20-key diatonic type; pierced-work ends, German configuration reeds, bellows with decorative papers.
Case: original, painted black with manuscript label "John Machol" and missing original brass hinges (for lid) and leather straps; a sperm whale-shaped silver-metal name-plate frame was added later; interior painted red.ProvenanceWrist-rest stamped "STEEL REEDS," endplate stamped "US" with anchor device (an unusual feature distinguishing it for the American market). Dale C. Anderson Co., Carefree, AZ, 04/07/1995

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