Matthew Heumann Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Stumbled across this interesting English from ~1900, a custom production. Has this been posted before? Maker? Any detailed history? Lots a additional views at bottom of webpage. https://www.alamy.com/an-fw-gibbs-baritone-concertina-image534776948.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 (edited) I'd have have no doubt that it's an early octagonal Aeola made by Wheatstone's - the bell-shaped area of fretwork is not unusual around 1900, like this one: Wheatstone 56-key treble Aeola, metal ends, c. 1902 Added dropped letter Edited August 31 by Stephen Chambers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Crabb Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 Some info regards the original owner, Frederick Walter Gibbs, here https://www.deddingtonhistory.uk/people/indexg/gibbsfamily/gibbsfamily-steveandchristinesaffinsresearch/frederickwgibbsb.1856-descendants Geoff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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