Hope it's a Lachenal....

[Barry Swanson]

Hello    ,   I've  been  interested in concertinas for a while and yesterday I purchased one I found in a very sad state in an antique and collectables shop. It was a bit of a punt as it had no identifying  marks apart from , " Steel Reeds " and  " English  Make "  and "Trade Mark " stamped in a  palm rest (?)  it has 20 buttons plus the bellows filler .... when I arrived home, I took one end off it  and found the number 177201 stamped inside. From what I've seen and read online , I'm hoping I have got a budget Lachenal  from the 19 tens....I would appreciate your thoughts on that number...if it is worthy  of restoration ,  I will do that ,  cheers Barry.

Edited July 2, 2020 by Barry Swanson
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[Dowright]

Barry

Your Lachenal concertina was made in or around 1905.

[Barry Swanson]

Thanks for that Dowright, you've made my day