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Lap organ
Alternate name:Reed organ
Alternate name:Rocking melodeon
Maker: Daniel B. Bartlett
Date: 1848
Place Made:Concord, New Hampshire, United States, North America
Serial No: 1127
SignedPainted label with gold background, black lettering: D. B. BARTLETT / MANUFACTURE / CONCORD, N. H.
MarkingsInside lid, in ink: 1127 / July 3. / 1848.
DescriptionRosewood veneer
Compass: 4 octaves (C to c3); 49 keys
piano-type keys (not buttons): ivory naturals, ebony sharps.
Swell louver operated by a sliding button in front of the keyboard.
Compass: 4 octaves (C to c3); 49 keys
piano-type keys (not buttons): ivory naturals, ebony sharps.
Swell louver operated by a sliding button in front of the keyboard.
ProvenanceBought by Harry Oster from a consignment shop in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Credit Line: Board of Trustees, 1978
Not on view
Object number: 02446