Dating Lachenal Concertinas - Serial Numbers/Descriptions

[Richard Mellish]

Thanks Leonard. Reading through that thread I see that I had even commented there myself, on pages 14 and 15. Maybe the three (or more) threads about dating Lachenals should be cross-linked?

[bjorn]

Hello,

i just became the owner of a Lachenal & Co english concertina with serial number 52208. Is it possible to calculate/estimate the date?

 

there is 1 bolt broken. 1 of the 6 holding the concertina together. Where can i find the right one? It does not seems easy to find the right one.

 

Thanks helping me!

 

bjorn

 

Edited October 3, 2023 by bjorn
Type fault

[wes williams]

Hi Bjorn, We'd estimate it as circa 1911.

 

Please post things like this to the Dating a Lachenal From The Serial Number thread, so we can keep things in one place.

[Karen P]

I have a Lachenal New Model, 5 fold bellows, 48 button treble, steel reeds. SN 44723.  Missing label. Found this written inside the bellows.