Barry Swanson Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 (edited) 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 none Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowright Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Barry Your Lachenal concertina was made in or around 1905. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Swanson Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Thanks for that Dowright, you've made my day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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