Rocking Melodeon
Object type: Rocking Melodeon
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: American
Artist: Caleb Packard
Artist bio: American, Brockton, Massachusetts 1818–1906 Brockton
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: ca. 1843
Medium: Wood, various materials
Dimensions: Length 52.5 cm, Width 24.7 cm, Depth 13.0 cm, 3-octave span (G to g2) 46.5 cm
Classification: Aerophone-Free Reed-harmonium
Geography:  Bridgewater  Massachusetts United States  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889