The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-339.



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Item Type: Concertina

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Summary

Full Description: A George Jones 28-Key Anglo concertina, Serial Number not present. Dealer's label of "Addison and Lucas, London". An early form of the Jones three-row 28+1-Key anglo concertina, with higher quality rosewood ends and rosewood veneered sides that appears on the better quality 3-row anglo concertinas produced by the George Jones workshops. Rosewood ends, veneered frets and action board edges, broad bone buttons with the two lower rows satmped with Numbers 1 to 10, and the top row of accidental keys stamped with the notes produced on press and draw. long wooden air-valve lever to RH end. Radial reed-pans with reeds all to the lower half, and 5-fold very dark green leather bellows.

Concertina Summary: A George Jones 28-Key Anglo concertina, Serial Number not present. Dealer's label of "Addison and Lucas, London". An early form of the Jones three-row 28+1-Key anglo concertina, with higher quality rosewood ends and rosewood veneered sides that appear on the better quality 3-row anglo concertinas produced by the George Jones workshops.

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: Dealer's Label, the oval white on black paper label affixed to the inner fret-face, with remnants of the original dark red gauze sub-fret baffles.

Principal Serial Number: None evident: pencilled Batch Number "3" on RH inner bellows card.

System Type: 28 + 1 Key Anglo system - the standard layout of the basic 28-Key format.

Source Catalogue No: The Concertina Museum Collection Ref:C-339.






Maker Details

George Jones

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