“Red October” Factory, Item No. 104, No. 173211.
USSR, Leningrad, 1964

“КРАСНЫЙ ОКТЯБРЬ (Red October)” — inlaid with brass in the lid;
“173211 / АРТ. / 104 (173211 Item No. 104)” — stamp by black dye on the frame;
“2463” — embossed with a punch on the lid; an inscription by pencil: on the key action, on the key a of the four-line octave and on the keyboard slip; “2556” — embossed with a punch on the keys А and В of the double contra octave;
“3740” — an inscription by pencil of the key action; An illegible QC stamp and the inscription by pencil “11/III 64” — on the key А of the double contra octave; 2 illegible QC stamps — on the key action;
“Дмитриева (Dmitriyeva)” — an inscription by pencil on the key В of the double contra octave;
“ФАБРИКА / “КРАСНЫЙ / ОКТЯБРЬ” / 142836 / МЕХАНИКА / г. ЛЕНИНГРАД / ТИП. ФДБ ЛСНХ (“Red October” Factory, 142836, key action, Leningrad, printing house FDB LSNH)” — a printed label glued to the back side of the key action.

1514×1315×635
Wood, metal, plastic, fabric, felt

1964, purchased from the “Red October” Factory
Stock number: 101040000001273

The frame is cast iron. There are 2 pedals. The case is veneered with mahogany.