Lachenal & Co 20 button C/G Anglo #163522 circa 1918
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Comments
This Lachenal & Co mahogany-ended 20 button Anglo concertina has excellent sounding steel reeds. The bellows are in good condition and with minor restoration/servicing work this concertina will be a good, playable instrument. It comes in a nice hardwood case. Any instrument built in London in this period begs the question about whether it ever travelled to Flanders or further afield.......
Historical context: 1918
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Second Battle of the Somme begins on the WW1 Western Front.
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RAF formed from the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service.
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Pandemic Spanish Flu (influenza) kills over 25 million people in 6 months.
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WW1 ends on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.
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Woodrow Wilson is the first U.S. president to travel to Europe whilst in office.
Features
keys: C/G
tuned to modern pitch: NO
reeds: steel
ends: mahogany
buttons: bone
bellows: 5 fold
box: mahogany
general condition: unrestored
for sale: SOLD
