I was so happy when I found this. I purchased the same machine about 7 years ago, and at the time did a bit of research but came up with nothing. The machine I have is set into a table so was very easy to fold it away and use as a table.
Was having a clear out the other day and I came across the table and remembered the treasure hidden inside. so got it all out again and looked for hours on line for anything but all very vague so didn't really get far and then I came across a picture on a random Google search of your machine. Well after so much frustration and not one other photo of the exact machine I was over the moon.[ATTACH=CONFIG]530663[/ATTACH]
Very grateful for all the links shared as they helped but just so glad I've found at least one other machine like it :)
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sewbeadit
09-14-2015 12:34 AM
They are darling machines! Love the pics and chat about this brand.
Belfrybat
09-14-2015 02:03 AM
Nice looking machine. Sorry I can't help you find info on it.
monapause
02-18-2017 01:45 PM
Originally Posted by SewExtremeSeams
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Nice machine. I will be watching to see what someone comes up with. I have two Jones, one is a fiddlehead treadle with coffin top and the other is a hand machine (that's what is imprinted on the bed of the machine.
I saw a fiddle base treadle one on ebay uk, but because I live in america, I didn't get it because the shipping would have been 4 times what they wanted for the machine. I read that the fiddle base Jones is from the 1870's. I have looked all over online, ismacs, needlebar and many other sites to try to find out how old my Jones is. I got a hand crank recently and she's a beauty. I know that Queen Victoria died in 1901 and then her son Edward the 7th became king and his wife was Alexandria. that's when they added her name to the decal as a marketing tool "a machine fit for a queen". mine is a Family CS, but doesn't say Queen Alexandria on it, so I can only guess that it was made before 1901. I could be wrong for all I know. I'd been wanting a Jones ever since I first saw one back about 25 years ago. a very beat up one here in america will run you about $500. I got my Jones hand crank for only £59!!!! that's $73 here. a friend picked it up for me over there and she mailed it to me. we found the cheapest shipping we could get and that was only $113. I can't believe it only took 2 days to get here from her house in England to my house on the west coast of the states. so, I got my pretty Jones for only $186. the decals are in mint condition, too!
Croyden! My daughter married a Brit from Widnes and they lived in that area for 8 years before moving to America. I am so happy to have her near me now, but I would love it if they had a home in both places so I could go back over and visit. I just loved it there! Such a beautiful country.
Congrats on the Jones machine. If I found it I'd try to convert it back to a hand crank.
