Item Type: Concertina
SummaryFull Description: A mid-1880s George Jones 48-Key Amboyna-ended treble English concertina, label absent. Serial No 17435, with later Lachenal & Co straps, and later Wheatstone & Co cubic leather case. Black leather five-fold gilt-embossed bellows, with pink gauze fret baffles. The bellows have fine gilt-on-black bellows papers in a fancy diamond pattern. Concertina Summary: George Jones 48-Key Amboyna-ended treble English concertina. Label absent. Serial No 17435, with later Lachenal & Co straps, and later Wheatstone & Co cubic leather case Owner or Collection: Concertina Museum, Belper. Maker: George Jones. Maker Links: Concertina by George Jones. A good source of George Jones information is here: and the Wes Williams' data on Jones and other makers is here. Region of Manufacture: London Main Maker's Label Wording: The original outer "George Jones" label is absent. Principal Serial Number: 17435. System Type: 48-Key treble English system Source Catalogue No: The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-344. |
Maker DetailsGeorge Jones To be done |
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