George Jones & Sons

Resources in the Concertina Library for George Jones & Sons.

Recollections of the English Concertina, from 1844, by George Jones, born February 29th 1832
by George Jones: A full transcription of a manuscript now in the British Library, catalogued there as: Additional Manuscript 71124 Q, Recollections of the manufacture of the English concertina from 1844, by George Jones; [1912]. Presented by F. E. Butler, Esq., grandson of George Jones, 29 Aug. 1988, and incorporated in 1993. ff. 331 x 207mm. As published in Concertina Magazine, 13 (Winter 1985): 4–5, and 14 (Spring 1985): 4–7. Previously published (with heavy editorial additions) in FreeReed: The Concertina Magazine, No. 16 (November 1973): 14–20. A link is provided to PDF scanned versions of both publications.; Posted 15 January 2004; » read full article; » read 1985 publication in PDF; » read 1973 publication in PDF

Improvements in Anglo-German Concertinas (1884)
by George Jones: British Patent No. 9314 of 1884, 23 June 1884 with two figures. 2 pages. Jones describes a 42-key Anglo concertina, which is a fully chromatic Anglo “ to enable the performer to play music in every key”, based on the older diatonic 10-key and 20-key German models.; Posted 15 January 2004; » read full document in pdf

Tutor for the Chromatic Anglo Concertina
by George Jones: London: Wheatstone & Co., Reprinted 1946. (This is a very late reprint edition of George Jones, The Chromatic Anglo-German Concertina Tutor, London: G. Jones, 1876, entry A40 in Merris's bibliography.) This scan was made by Wes Williams.; Posted 15 January 2004; » read full document in pdf

Men We Have Met: George Jones
by George Jones: Historical sketch of the business career of George Jones, published at the time he had just introduced his patent 42-key chromatic Anglo. As published in Musical Opinion & Music Trade Review 88 (1 January 1885):203.; Posted 15 January 2004; » read full document in pdf

Concertinas in the Commercial Road: The Story of George Jones
by Frank E. Butler: Brief life of George Jones, including reproductions of some pictures and advertisements. Originally published in the East London Record,, Number 3, 1980. As reprinted in Concertina & Squeezebox,, Number 20 (Summer 1989), 5–14, with additional notes and commentary by Joel Cowan.; Posted 15 January 2005; » read full document in pdf

Henshaw & Loebell Concertinas Pricelist circa 1895
contributed by Randall C. Merris: Dealer's pricelist from Henshaw & Loebell, Manchester, listing models and prices for German and Anglo concertinas, including instruments made by Lachenal & Co. and by George Jones. Dated c. 1895 by internal evidence and by an accompanying dated sales receipt.; Posted 07 March 2005; » read full document in pdf

J. J. Vickers Concertinas Pricelist circa 1935
collected by Chris Algar: Dealer's pricelist from J. J. Vickers listing models and prices for English, Duet, and Anglo concertinas, including instruments made by C. Wheatstone & Co., Lachenal & Co., Jeffries, Jones, Shakespeare, Case, Chidley, Crane, and Crabb. Dated c. 1935 by internal evidence.; Posted 07 March 2005; » read full document in pdf

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George Jones & Sons
premises in Commercial Road,
circa 1860 (the factory continued
around the corner)