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MacCann duet system. Serial number 43438. No label. 6.19" diameter flat chrome plated ends, fully fretted, bevelled, flush to ebony veneered side. 46 keys: 21 left-hand, 25 right-hand. Domed nickel. 16 missing (10 loose in the case). Later straps, one chromed screw. Seven-fold black leather bellows with black papers. Round-end brass reeds with circular pan label: 'Lachenal & Co, 8 Lit James St, Grays Inn Road, WC, London.'
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