Lachenal & Co 50 button F/B♭Anglo #97477 circa 1902
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Comments
This is a rare 50 button Anglo that may have been produced by Lachenal & Co as a one-off and certainly doesn't feature in known catalogues of the period. It has raised metal ends and metal buttons and two 'novelty' sounds; a cock crow and bird whistle. Most of the pivot posts are typical Lachenal but a few, on levers that have a contorted path, are rivetted. The concertina was subject to a complete restoration a few years ago but was left in its original keys and tuning.
Historical context: 1902
-
Carnegie Institution is founded with a $10 million from Andrew Carnegie.
- Berlin U-Bahn underground opened.
- Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Second Boer War.
- Cuba gains independence from the United States.
- Scott, Shackleton and Wilson reach the furthest southern point thus far by man at 82°17'S.
Features
keys: F/B♭
tuned to modern pitch: NO
reeds: steel
ends: metal
buttons: metal
bellows: 7 fold
general condition: restored by Roy Whiteley
for sale: NO
