Novel (?) Bellows Papers

[nkgibbs]

Hello,

 

Are these rather beautiful bellows papers an oddity or reasonably standard?

 

 

 

 

Neil

Edited September 26, 2009 by nkgibbs

[Greg Jowaisas]

Neil,

I've seen this pattern on a number of Jones concertinas.

 

Greg

[nkgibbs]

Neil,

I've seen this pattern on a number of Jones concertinas.

 

Greg

 

Dear Greg,

The bellows are from a Jones anglo so this makes sense...............were they exclusive to Jones?

 

Thanks,

Neil

[Greg Jowaisas]

Neil,

In my experience I have only seen this pattern on Jones. I have an elegant 20b rosewood Jones with that pattern and I am restoring a 26b Rosewood Jones with the same pattern. Jones also used a star pattern like the one that I have come to associate with Lachenal. If memory serves and the examples on the repair bench are representative the Jones with these papers were mahogany ended.

 

Jones also used a "blue" paper that had geometric gold lines in the design. I've seen these on larger (32b+) rosewood, ebony and metal end concertinas.

 

Greg