Chris Ghent Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 (edited) Some unusual features on this concertina. Several extra smaller buttons on the left side (but not the right) The apertures in the side of the action hex are unusual also, as is the bellows decoration. German..? Chris Edited October 25, 2007 by Chris Ghent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Jowaisas Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Chris, Photos or description of the action mechanism? It looks very Jonesesque to me. I have a 20b Jones with similar papers. I have also seen the smaller, double thumb button arrangement on Jones instruments. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ghent Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share Posted October 25, 2007 Greg thanks, I don't have it here, was asked by a friend via email with the pics you see. I will write and ask if she has a pic of the inside... Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marien Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 (edited) Chris, This is definitely Jones bellows paper. The same bellows paper have been discussed before, and Stephen Chambers recognised it as Jones bellows papers. You will find a thread when you browse the forums for "wallpaper", where I (wrongly) suggested that the papers would have been replaced. Unfortunately the pictures of the Jones concertina on ebay have been removed. Marien edited to correct a typo Edited November 4, 2007 by marien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Aumann Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I think I know the whereabouts of this concertina! It's still in this condition. The extra buttons are whistles and other stuff, but stopped from working by a bit of newspaper strategically placed. Same side vents, papers, button arrangement (from memory) and the brass plates on the upper outer edge of the hex end. I think I'll see if the owner will let me take the end off, with my camera handy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Aumann Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I have now had a better look at this concertina, and photographed it from several angles for your perusal. I think it HAS to be an early Jones. There is no serial number I can see, unless a hand written 5614 on the left hand reed pan could be it. One interesting thing is that it was tuned and repaired in 1885 by someone called H Drechuls (??) from Rundle St, Adelaide. Has anyone heard of him? I think I'll just post the photos and ask for comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ghent Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 David, I think the one I was asked about was in New Zealand. Is yours..? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Aumann Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Hi Chris, No, it's here in Melbourne. The repair note inside it had the date 3/1/85 (I think it says) and the maker is "3 doors East of York Hotel". I found this:The very first of them (the Adelaide hotels) was built here within a year of the foundation of the city and soon became THE place for travellers to stay. Any person of note made the York Hotel their headquarters, and as its reputation grew so too did the hotel. A smoking room, a card room and a new dining room were added for the state’s jubilee in 1887. Many wealthy and retired gentlemen also made this hotel their home, including a Dutch Admiral who could be seen on most days in the mid 1860’s in full naval dress, pacing up and down the balcony! The lease for the York Hotel was ultimately purchased by William Gibson who had grand plans for the site, and he demolished it to make way for an impressive building to house both a new luxurious hotel and an emporium. From this description, it seems reasonable that the repairer would describe his location in terms of the York Hotel. Foy and Gibson eventually bought the land and replaced the hotel with a department store in 1920. So this must be an 1885 repair. I wondered if blocking off the novelty buttons was part of it, and when that scrap of newspaper dated from. I found this: Philip M. Sharples (1857-1944) was the inventor and manufactuer of Sharples Tubular Cream Separator which sold worldwide including Australia from the 1890's to the 1930's. The machine which separated the rich butter fat from the raw milk was manufactured by Sharples Separator Co. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Groff Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) Both are definitely Jones, I've seen quite a few examples of the same model. Nothing about them is inconsistent with this model of Jones anglo -- the layout of button locations, left thumb buttons, fretwork, air valve, woods, bellows stampings, reed sizes, levers etc etc. They are a little big but they have a great sound when they're going well! Edited February 22, 2015 by Paul Groff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneads Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 It appears to me that the two lots of pics show the same concertina. Same missing fretwork, same cracks, same marks on the handle, same misaligned buttons and some sign of tape residue or some such just below the handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Read Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 That looks very much like a Jones with that air mechanism and the double buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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