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Chromatic accordion
Alternate name:Accordéon-orgue
Alternate name:Harmoniflute
Alternate name:Piano accordion
Maker: Mayer-Marix
Date: 1860-1880 ca.
Place Made:Paris, France, Europe
Model: Harmoniflute
Serial No: none
SignedCircular badge attached above keyboard, likely of shell: L’HARMONIFLUTE / MAYER MARIX / FACTEUR / BREVTE S. G. D. G. / Paris
MarkingsHandwritten under missing metal piece at bass end of keyboard: 2
DescriptionChromatic, 3 octave piano-style keyboard (f-f) with bone natural keys and ebony accidental keys. 1 register pull. 4-fold bellows with blue paper. Extendable wooden treble casing with spring-activated locking mechanism. Later models of this instrument were fitted to a stand with a pedal for operating the bellows.
DimensionsLength: 482 mm (19 in)
Width: 178 mm (7 in)
Height: 305 mm (12 in)
Width: 178 mm (7 in)
Height: 305 mm (12 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 04953