Dating A Lachenal From The Serial Number

[wes williams]

Mike - circa 1881. Another new one for the database, so can you tell me metal or bone buttons, etc please.

[Mike Acott]

Wes, gold coloured buttons with the florets in the apex of the corners the same colour ,

Regards. 

Mike

[Chris G]

Hi

A friend has a concertina marked Lachenal & Co.201086.  Can anyone tell me when it was made, please?

Chris

[wes williams]

Circa 1931

[Mike Acott]

Hello Wes , here is another one it is a 28 key Anglo serial number is 23125 with brass reeds,it is nearing the end of a very full restoration(it was heading towards a dustbin. 

Mike

[wes williams]

Circa 1873.

[Gabrielle]

Hello, I have an English 48 button student Lachenal concertina with a serial number 38860. I would be very interested to know its approximate age. Thank you.

[wes williams]

Hi Gabrielle,

We'd estimate 38860 as circa 1900.

[Gabrielle]

On 11/14/2022 at 6:15 PM, wes williams said:

Hi Gabrielle,

We'd estimate 38860 as circa 1900.

Thank you

 

[allan]

I have just acquired a Lachenal English concertina no 32281.  It is a 48 button Tutor model (coloured and labelled buttons) with wooden ends and brass reeds.

From what has gone before, I am assuming a date of mid 1890's, but rather confusingly there is the following written inside:-

"To J Hutcher, South Africa.  5.3.03. Palmers Music Store, Kettering, England"

Any more information would be appreciated.

[Stephen Chambers]

7 hours ago, allan said:

I have just acquired a Lachenal English concertina no 32281.  It is a 48 button Tutor model (coloured and labelled buttons) with wooden ends and brass reeds.

From what has gone before, I am assuming a date of mid 1890's, but rather confusingly there is the following written inside:-

"To J Hutcher, South Africa.  5.3.03. Palmers Music Store, Kettering, England"

Any more information would be appreciated.

 

The data says early in 1894 for that one, so perhaps it was second-hand when it was sent to South Africa?

[allan]

16 hours ago, Stephen Chambers said:

 

The data says early in 1894 for that one, so perhaps it was second-hand when it was sent to South Africa?

Thank you for taking the trouble to reply - much appreciated. 

[Mike Acott]

Hello Wes, another 32 key metal ended Anglo serial no 153896 being restored.

Regards.

Mike

 

[wes williams]

Mike - Circa 1897

[Mike Acott]

Hello Wes, I have just looked on the LH end box and the owners name was John Reid from Skipton with the date of July 1900 price £5 5s

[wes williams]

Thanks Mike,

That shows that our estimates are fairly near in this region. The instrument could have been purchased from a dealer in the local area, and might have been sold to the owner a bit later than our estimate. But the details will be added to our database and taken into consideration next time we update our estimates.

[Daniel Hersh]

Is this a very early Lachenal Anglo-German?  Number is 3156.  Currently on eBay at https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134343919281 .

 

[Takayuki YAGI]

I once saw 1428, 5042, 5131 and 7435 on eBay and Barleycorn. All of them had numbered keys and simpler fretwork. And 109854 and 148802 with (slightly different) Butler label. As you think, I too think that on eBay is early Lachenal.

Edited November 28, 2022 by Takayuki YAGI
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