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Anglo-German system. No serial number. Oval gilt label on black paper: 'WS Riley, Corporation St, Birmingham.' 6.56" diameter flat simple rosewood ends. 21 keys: 10 each side + 1 air (one right-hand missing). Stamped with numbers 1-10, glued onto wooden levers. Later leather straps with brass screws. Six-fold black leather bellows. Steel reeds, riveted onto zinc reed plates.
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