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13-Jan-2023
Rare Accordion Collection Comes Up for Sale - Italyby Kevin Friedrich |
 After the sad passing of renowned collector, Fermo Galbiati (picture left), the director of the Galbiati Miscellaneous Museum in Brugherio, in 2018, his precious collection of accordions is being sold to interested buyers and collectors."The Galbiati Miscellaneous Museum”, opened in 1950 and his passion for collecting included bicycles, accordions, phonographs, records and more. The bicycle collection traced the entire historical evolution of two-wheelers, through very rare specimens, military and professional bicycles, cycles from different countries and manufacturers. His accordion collection showcased 300 instruments of production, including prototypes, bandoneòn models, keyboard variants, mechanical concertinas and other beautiful accordions spanning more than 100 years of production. Many of the instruments had belonged to famous masters, who had them built with customized technical applications. There were also phonographs and gramophones (all working) and a collection of 10,000 vintage records, from 78 rpm onwards. He also had a collection titled "Mysterious Objects" consisting of 600 work tools of past times, which for us today are objects that are difficult to decipher and the public was invited to guess their uses. The "A Little Bit Of Everything" section completed his Museum collection, comprising objects from past eras such as film projectors, magic lanterns, measures for solids and liquids, typewriters, toys, barrel organs and other miscellaneous curiosities. Upon Mr. Galbiati’s passing, the town’s Mayor Marco Troiano broke the news: "Brugherio loses its famous "Collector of Collections", known everywhere in the world!” The accordion collection sale is being handled by Victoria Arts & Crafts in Milan, Italy. Interested buyers can view the instruments for sale in the catalog and prices and purchasing information are available upon request by contacting Gloria at: victoriaac.italy@gmail.com Download sale catalog here: GalbiatiCatalog.pdf |