Accordion
Production date
1880s
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Object detail
Description
Small button accordion. Black wooden facings, brown card frame with white paper bellows. The metal corners have 'Registered EMPRESS ACCORDEON Made in Germany Schutmark [swan] registered'
One side has two metal stops while the other has 10 black buttons which are attached to wooden levers, like piano keys. On this side is the Swan and Handel Fabrik marker.
Belonged to William Wilson who was born in 1852 in Minto, Scotland. When he came out to NZ he spent much of his life around Maerewhenua gold mining. He was very musical.
One side has two metal stops while the other has 10 black buttons which are attached to wooden levers, like piano keys. On this side is the Swan and Handel Fabrik marker.
Belonged to William Wilson who was born in 1852 in Minto, Scotland. When he came out to NZ he spent much of his life around Maerewhenua gold mining. He was very musical.
Production place
Production date
1880s
Production period
Collection type
Media/materials
Wood, metal, paper
Measurements
H 145mm x W 270mm x D 260mm (Measured laying flat as in photograph)
Accession number
03/0035
System ID
1159
Current Rights
Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence
Organisation Credit Line
Collection of the Waitaki Museum. Id 1159
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