Aaron101 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Can anyone tell me about the history of concertina on ships? When was it first used (if that's known)? When did it become common? Maybe even: what types and in what cultures? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_Coles Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Welcome! You need to read Dan Worrall's book! It includes a whole chapter on this question. Someone here will know where you can get it. Ken 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldchief Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Heres a link to one discussion here... General consensus seems to be they weren't all that popular. Stan Hugill has written they were not seen and he was there. I'll have to admit to carrying my Jefferies anglo on the bulker I sailed on for years, many times around the world taking surplus US surplus grain to an assortment of third world countries. I don't think I was the only one to do this. Walt Disney may have contributed to the sea-going concertina popularity. I would chase down the Dan Worrall book if I were you. Have fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 The Anglo-German Concertina: A Social History by Dan M Worrall Volume 1: https://www.amazon.com/Anglo-German-Concertina-Social-History/dp/0982599609 Volume 2: https://www.amazon.com/Anglo-German-Concertina-Social-History/dp/0982599617 I believe the seafaring content is in volume 1, but don’t hold me to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Dan Worrall's paper The Concertina at Sea: A History of a Nautical Icon can be viewed and/or downloaded here: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/3988437/the-concertina-at-sea-the-anglo-german-concertina 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadbrewer Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 A ship mutiny in 1860. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadbrewer Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Royal Navy manouvres 1888 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadbrewer Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 From 1898 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadbrewer Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Another mutiny...1905 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadbrewer Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Landing in The West Indies 1896. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron101 Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 On 6/13/2022 at 4:54 PM, Stephen Chambers said: Dan Worrall's paper The Concertina at Sea: A History of a Nautical Icon can be viewed and/or downloaded here: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/3988437/the-concertina-at-sea-the-anglo-german-concertina Thank you so much! This information is quite thorough and well researched. Aaron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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