German Concertina: Museum Object and Cultural History
German Concertina: date made: 1830 - 1850. Object Name: concertina. Physical Description: maple (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This concertina was made by an unknown maker in Germany, around 1830-1850. It is a rectangular-shaped concertina, 5 buttons on one side, and 5 buttons on other, with a sixth button (lock mechanism?). This instrument is similar to early Chemnitzer konzertinas made by Carl Friedrich Uhlig (1798-1874), with 5 buttons on each side. Each button produced two different tones depending on the direction of the bellows.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1830 - 1850
- Object Name: concertina
- Physical Description: maple (overall material)
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: leather (handles material)
- Measurements: overall: 4 1/2 in x 6 1/16 in x 8 1/4 in; 11.43 cm x 15.39875 cm x 20.955 cm
- place made: Germany
- ID Number: MI.095040
- accession number: 25584
- catalog number: 95040
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Louis Willige
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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