Lachenal or Jones

[cassqueeze]

I have a 30 key DG Anglo, serial number 78859, which I believed to be a Lachenal, but someone has suggested it might be a Jones. There is no name on the instrument, which is wooden ended with bon eo r ivory buttons. Can anyone give a positive identification from this information?

[Marien]

Adding a picture of the concertina ends may help...

[wes williams]

I have a 30 key DG Anglo, serial number 78859, which I believed to be a Lachenal, but someone has suggested it might be a Jones. There is no name on the instrument, which is wooden ended with bon eo r ivory buttons. Can anyone give a positive identification from this information?

Not a positive ID, but Jones numbers have only been reported into the 20,000's. Lachenal anglo numbers go up to the 200,000s. Normally there is the Lachenal trade mark (a reed) on one of the palm rests.

Edited December 23, 2008 by wes williams