Concertina played by Surgeon James Fairweather during the Indian Mutiny, 1857 (c)
concertina, concertina
Accession Number
NAM.1957-03-32-1
Description
Case Patent Concertina boxed in oak carrying case, 1855 (c); owned by Surgeon James Fairweather and carried by him throughout the Indian Mutiny; hexagonal with fretwork sound apertures around central circle; 24 keys on lower end and 25 keys on upper end; four green tape bound paper expansion sections in air pump; leather thumb straps and leather bound brass finger holds on each end; label printed with maker’s name, Boosey and Sons, London, visible through fretwork panel.
Campaigns
Indian Mutiny (1857-1859)





