Copy of article by Brian Hayden on the history of the concertina fingering systems, including discussion of specifications for concertina patents by Wheatstone, MacCann, Berry, Jones, Montgomery, Jewel and Rust.
The History of the Duet Concertina: Part 1 and 2
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Letter by Otto Samson to John Brown, regarding the transfer of Captain Scott relics.
object | ARC/HMG/CM/007/A/COLBECKW/023
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Kurukubaru
object | ARC/GUP/002/243
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Horniman Museum Accession Register, 1901-1909
object | ARC/HMG/CM/001/003
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Black and white print of two trees in flat landscape
object | ARC/GUP/006/219
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