Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of J. Louis Willige
- 1830 - 1850
- ID Number
- MI.095040
- accession number
- 25584
- catalog number
- 95040
- Object Name
- concertina
- Physical Description
- maple (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- 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
- Related Publication
- Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_606857
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-449d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
