Lachenal & Co. was a British firm producing concertinas from approximately 1850–1936.[1] The firm was founded by Louis L. Lachenal (c. 1821–1861), a Swiss emigrant to the United Kingdom, who arrived there in 1839, and by 1844 was working in support of the famous Wheatstone concertina firm before founding a supporting contract firm and by 1858, an independent firm.[2]
Lachenal's innovations in concertina production led his company to become one of the most prolific concertina producers of the era.[3]
See also
edit- Marie Lachenal, concertinist and daughter of Louis Lachenal
References
edit- ^ "Anglo Concertina Buyer's Guide. Lachenal". www.concertina.net. March 1999. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Louis Lachenal: "Engineer and Concertina Manufacturer" (Part 1)".
- ^ Dan Michael Worrall (1 January 2009). The Anglo-German Concertina: A Social History. Dan Michael Worrall. pp. 23–. ISBN 978-0-9825996-0-0.