Faas Patent Model Accordion
date: label: date made
content: 1856
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This accordion was made by Anthony Faas in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1856. It is rectangular-shaped with a single bellows, 9 bass keys, and 19 treble keys. This accordion was submitted to the U. S. Patent Office by Anthony Faas and assigned Patent #15,511, dated August 12, 1856, for his patent for improvements in accordions.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
topic: label: Subject
content: Patent Models
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.331205
label: accession number
content: 88881
label: catalog number
content: 331205
label: patent number
content: 15511
objectType: label: Object Name
content: accordion
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
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content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 3/4 in x 12 1/8 in x 10 1/8 in; 12.065 cm x 30.7975 cm x 25.7175 cm