Grumps Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I have acquired a Lachenol 48 button English concertina. Metal ended, with metal buttons, red coloured wood and with a possible serial number of 4458. Would you be able to date it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) On 2/24/2023 at 5:46 PM, Grumps said: I have acquired a Lachenol 48 button English concertina. Metal ended, with metal buttons, red coloured wood and with a possible serial number of 4458. Would you be able to date it? That number is impossible for a Lachenal English-system, they started at 5000 (to reflect the number of them that Louis Lachenal had produced for Wheatstone's) in 1858, and metal ends only came to be used many years after that. There seems to be a digit missing as as you would expect the number to be 5 digits long, so 4458X would have been made in 1906. Edited February 26 by Stephen Chambers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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