John Sylte Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Hello Everyone, it's been a few years since I've posted... I saw this on ebay, was curious about your thoughts? I can't figure out why I can't paste a link? I must have been away for too long. The item number is 131603062272. Seller has over 800 transaction history but none in the last year? Is that fishy? Does anyone know the seller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm clapp Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) Here's the link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-C-Jeffries-Anglo-Concertina-/131603062272?hash=item1ea4275e00 Maybe I'm wrong, but, at a quick glance, the maker's name font seems slightly unusual, as does the cut of the air button surround and the button geometry. Edited September 15, 2015 by malcolm clapp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hornett Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Yes Malcolm, I was considering bidding; then on a closer look the name seemed different in impression, somehow more scratched than stamped, even allowing for the corrosion, the letters appear distorted. In fact, the bellows have been both replaced and repaired if one considers the bindings and the lack of decoration, and from what can be seen of the papers, none there either of Jeffries' livery. The buttons seem to sit rather high suggesting complete lack of pads, the strap screws are different end to end. The fretwork, although in the Jeffries form is slightly less delicate, and then there is that air button escutcheon. So I wonder, but not enough to bid, hesitating to think if the reeds are Jeffries, if indeed they are there at all. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 It's a fake - there are LOTS of them out there! Quite likely because (I've heard) some pawnbrokers would only take Jeffries concertinas - knowing they were easy to sell. I've even seen a good Wheatstone with a fake Jeffries stamp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence Reeves Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Stephen, who do you most suspect this maker really might be? Taking into account not a Jeffries, but a metal ended 26 button of that vintage. Being no expert myself, only have seen metal ended 26 buttoned instruments from Crabb and Jeffries. 28 button, I remember a Lachenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I never would have guessed the concertina world was so exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Sylte Posted September 22, 2015 Author Share Posted September 22, 2015 Closed at $1950, wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm clapp Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Hmmm. I'd be struggling to see nearly $2k worth of value in this condition, but then maybe the reeds are fantastic....maybe.... My suspicion is that it might have been a wooden ended Jones originally, but with replacement metal ends made and fitted (almost!) at some point in its life. At what point it became a "C Jeffries" is anyone's guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDF Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Hmmm. I'd be struggling to see nearly $2k worth of value in this condition, but then maybe the reeds are fantastic....maybe.... My suspicion is that it might have been a wooden ended Jones originally, but with replacement metal ends made and fitted (almost!) at some point in its life. At what point it became a "C Jeffries" is anyone's guess. It would be interesting to see inside it if anybody here bought it.I also thought it might have started off as a Jones .When I blew up the pictures I thought I might have be looking at Jones type lever post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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