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Item Type: Concertina
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Summary
Full Description: A mid-1880s George Jones 48-Key Amboyna-ended treble English concertina. Later Salvationist Supplies oval gilt-on-black label. Serial No 21086, with later well-made contemporary straps, and later ill-fitting Wheatstone & Co, West Street cubic leather case. Fancy silver corner inlays to frets, engraved patterns to sides of nickel finger-rests. Green leather five-fold gilt-embossed bellows, baffles absent. 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. Later Salvationist Supplies Label. Serial No 21086, with later well-made contemporary straps, and later ill-fitting Wheatstone & Co, West Street 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 replaced with a later Salvationist Supplies oval gilt-on-black label.
Principal Serial Number: 21086.
System Type: 48-Key treble English system
Source Catalogue No: The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-348.
