Dulcitone
Thomas Machell and Sons
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
circa 1900
Materials
Wood, ivory, ebony and metal.
Measurements
955 mm (length); 358 mm (width); 767 mm (height)
Place of origin
Glasgow
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662673
Summary
A late 19th or early 20th century (Victorian/Edwardian) Dulcitone piano keyboard comprising five octaves. It is housed in a rectangular wooden case on four legs. Attached to the front right hand leg is a hinged pedal with a chain attached. The chain runs into the inside of the case. The keys are wooden with possibly an ivory surface. The black keys are possibly ebony. There is a brass lock but no key. The maker's and distributor's labels are in the centre of the inside of the lid.
Marks and inscriptions
Label inside the lid: 'DULCIETONE/ PATENTEES AND SOLE MAKERS REGD./ Thomas Machell and Sons/ GLASGOW. SCOTLAND/ SUPPLIED BY/ CHAS FOULDS AND SON, LTD./ The Piano House/ DERBY NOTTINGHAM LINCOLN'
Makers and roles
Thomas Machell and Sons , maker