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Diatonic button accordion

Diatonic button accordion

Date: 1900-1915 ca.
Place Made:Germany, Europe
Model: C. Belini
Serial No: none
SignedDecorative corner brackets: C. BELINI / ACCORDEON / [lyre with B. H. S. incorporated] / TRADE MARK / MADE IN GERMANY
Bellows section: C. BELINI ACCORDEON / HAND TUNED / AJAX REEDS
MarkingsTreble panel: Geseztlich geschützt
Description10 treble buttons, 2 bass keys. 3 register pulls. 8-fold bellows, divided by 3 wooden frames, with gold and red design on purple paper. Purple-painted wooden casings with heated stamped decorative border, painted gold and cream. Square profile, German style.
Dimensions11-3/4 in (300 mm) x 6 in (152 mm) x 10-3/4 in (273 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 02753