Scottish Concertina ? .... for Sale!

[Dick Glasgow]

I just spotted this over on C.net.

N.B. The post includes a good photo, so well worth a look.

Has anyone seen anything like this before?

It's coming up at auction on Saturday and is described as a "Scottish concertina" with a label; W Mitchell, Wishaw.

C.net

Cheers
Dick

[Dick Glasgow]

Scottish Concertina expert Stuart, over on Footstompin, reckons:

I'd say German c1870 although could have been made in England too. Retailers often labelled the instruments they bought in.

Plus, RE: the question of Anglo or Duet, here are a couple of thoughts, from members over on thesession:

1: Square duet: see one HERE

2:
"The fact that this has (presumably) only 24 playing keys leads me to believe that the square concertina in the auction is an Anglo.
Also, an air release button is usual on an Anglo, but rare - (although not unknown) - on a duet."

Session thread

Cheers,
Dick