Box, Melodeon
- Object Name:
- Box, Melodeon
- Object ID:
- 1970.046.02
- Creator:
- Prescott, A. and Son
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1848-1850
- Description:
- Melodeon box. Rectangular pine box with brass-hinged cover. Painted red and black, grained to simulate mahogany. Large printed label inside cover: "ABRAHAM PRESCOTT & SON, / MANUFACTURERS OF / PREMIUM BASS & DOUBLE BASS VIOLS, / SERAPHINES / and / MELODIANS, / AND DEALERS IN / MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS, &c. &c. / INSTRUMENTS AND UMBRELLAS REPAIRED AT SHORT NOTICE, AND / WARRANTED. / OPPOSITE THE COLUMBIAN HOTEL, CONCORD, N. H. / Care should be taken in blowing the Melodian, to give a steady pressure, as a sudden motion may injure / the tone of the instrument. / STATESMAN OFFICE, CONCORD, N. H."
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Brass
Pine - Dimensions:
- H-6.75 W-23.75 D-13 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Musical instruments, Musical instrument cases
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