Accordeon. No serial number. No label. 15.69" x 5.06" diameter rosewood veneer ends with floral marquetry inlay and Tunbridge style purfling. Left-hand has one nickel spoon and an air valve in whitewood hand frame. Right-hand has two rows of fan-carved pearl keys, three with abalone markers. 12 naturals and 12 accidentals. The pallets are round carved pearl, there are two snake headed nickel palm levers controlling drone chords. Five-fold silver and blue bellows, leather-edged. Rectangular reed beds with roughly riveted single brass tongues, and a drone reed plate with four tongues.
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