English Wheatstone concertina 31178

[Juliet]

Can anyone help me find out the date and type of my 48 key  Wheatstone English concertina, serial number 31178?

[wes williams]

Model 20 - Baritone Aeola (see this price list).

July 22nd 1926. See this page of the Wheatstone Ledgers at the Horniman Museum.

[Paul_Hardy]

What is the current estimate for Lachenal 58748? See https://pghardy.net/concertina/lachenal_58748/lachenal.html which estimates 1921, though I don't remember how that was deduced.

[wes williams]

Hi Paul,

Wrong thread? But to save you reposting dowright's estimate would have been circa 1922.

Edited July 11, 2023 by wes williams

[Paul_Hardy]

On 7/11/2023 at 1:57 PM, wes williams said:

Hi Paul,

Wrong thread? But to save you reposting dowright's estimate would have been circa 1922.

 

Mea culpa - yes, wrong thread. I was originally going to post a question about a Wheatstone, and didn't change thread. Maybe the admins would like to move it (and your reply and this) to the correct thread?

[Ken_Coles]

Moving multiple posts is rather slow and clunky. I'll leave them here (unless Paul cares to do it) and just ask everyone else to take future Lachenal serial number/age questions to the main Lachenal thread.

 

Ken