Diatonic button accordion
Maker
Gebrüder Bufe
Date1875-1917 ca.
Place MadeGera-Untermhaus, Germany
Serial No.None
SignedNoneMarkingsCast bronze register pulls with handshake trademark of Gebrüder Bufe.Treble side panel stamped with two badges surrounding the same handshake trademark on register pulls - one badge with a female figure (Minerva) with long hair and helmet/hat, surround by laurel wreath and other badge marked: TERCER PREMIO / ESPOSICION / INTERNACIONAL / DE CHILE / EN 1875
Stamped into wood above treble buttons, respectively: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Handwritten in several places on interior: 36DescriptionDouble-action; 10 treble buttons, 2 bass buttons with spring action, and air escape; 2 register pulls; 10 fold bellows; ebonized wooden casing with (imitation?) rosewood-veneered panels and black-painted scalloped molding. Square profile, German style.Dimensions12-3/4 in (327 mm) x 6-1/4 in (160 mm) x 10-1/4 in (260 mm)ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineGift of Nancy Elwell, 1977
Object number02295
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