There will be no through route in the Gardens on Saturday 19 April, and the Gardens are open on Saturday to Spring Fair ticket holders only. Museum visitors need to enter and exit via London Road.
MacCann duet system. Serial number 726. Oval paper label: 'Lachenal & Co. Patent Concertina Manufacturer, London.' 9" long x 7.19" AF [across face?]. Raised ebony ends, 'new model' style frets, severe damage on right-hand. 64 keys: 30 left-hand, 33 right-hand + 1 air. Silver capped nickel, bushed. Later black leather straps, embossed 'Wheatstone', secured to hand bar by brass screws. Six-fold black leather bellows. Round-end steel reeds.
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