German Accordion
date: label: Date made
content: 1878 - 1882
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This accordion was made in Germany around 1878 to 1882 and sold by the J. Howard Foote Company in New York and Chicago. It has 3 keys on the bass side, 10 buttons on the treble side, and 1 stop. This accordion has a cutout:</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>NE PLUS ULTRA<br>ACCORDEAN<br>PATENT</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>John Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. This instrument was sold as an accordion (#5492 ½).</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of J. Howard Foote
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.055640
label: accession number
content: 11535
label: catalog number
content: 55640
objectType: label: Object Name
content: accordion
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cloth, enameled (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, nickel-plated (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 9/16 in x 14 1/2 in x 12 1/4 in; 16.66875 cm x 36.83 cm x 31.115 cm