Portable Style Melodeon

melodeon.JPG

Title

Portable Style Melodeon

Subject

Musical instruments--1800s

Description

Mason & Hamlin portable style melodeon. 2' 9" (l) , 2' 6" (h), 1' 7" (d). (model no. 8). Walnut and rosewood case. Not completely connected and working. Ivory keys in good condition, some wear on the ebony sharps and other stains and blemishes on the case.

Creator

Mason & Hamlin Co., Boston MA.

Date

1840-1860

Contributor

Gift of Mary Boeh (1946- ).

Source

CHS

Rights

CHS. Fair use.

Format

jpeg

Type

Physical object.

Identifier

CHS-1989-001

Coverage

Western Mass.

Identifier

001

Citation

Mason & Hamlin Co., Boston MA., “Portable Style Melodeon,” Conway Historical Society, accessed March 28, 2024, https://conwaymasshistory.org/items/show/416.