Photographic print showing the construction of barrel pianos by D Antonelli and Sons

Black-and-white photograph showing the construction of barrel

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Black-and-white photograph showing the construction of barrel
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Silver halide photographic print showing a workshop at the D Antonelli and Sons' premises on Great Ancoats Street, Manchester. The image is of a man seated at a bench working on the piano mechanism, with a woman to the left moving the barrel piano body. The piano body bears a label referring to the award of a bronze medal to D Antonelli and Sons at the 1906 Milan International Exposition [L'Esposizione Internazionale del Sempione].

The paintings seen to the right of the image would have been displayed on the back of the barrel piano. The top painting shows a man in Bersaglieri uniform. The bottom painting shows a woman in traditional Italian costume dancing tarantella.

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Identifier:
YA2008.49/1
Access:
Open access.