JONES

 FAMILY  &  MEDIUM  MACHINES 

   Transverse  Shuttle    (TS)

I recorded only few serial numbers of this sewing machines and consequently is very hard to date them. The last serial number is # 52.077, a transverse shuttle machine, copy of  Singer Family 12, shown at the Needlebar.org web-site; Sewmuse.co.uk as well, has a few good examples of this nice machines that deserve to be seen. The different construction of the inspection sliding plates on the bed of the machine, make easy their recognition. This machines were sold as Family and Medium machines.

 

FROM 1876 c.

Jones D Machine (TS) # ?
Jones D Machine (TS) # ?

Note the difference of the shuttle slide inspection plate arrangement on the bed of the machine above and those below. Also, was the bobbin winder different or just one missed piece?. The logo on the bed machine is very similar to the Jones Howe Principle machines.

Jones Family TS # 30.082 - SewMuse
Jones Family TS # 30.082 - SewMuse
Jones Medium TS # 31.007
Jones Medium TS # 31.007

Jones Family TS # 52.077 - NeedleBar
Jones Family TS # 52.077 - NeedleBar

 

 

1878

1878
1878
1878
1878

 

 

1880-1881

 

 

1883

October 1883
October 1883
LIMITED
LIMITED
FROM ABOUT 1883
FROM ABOUT 1883
FROM ABOUT 1892
FROM ABOUT 1892
FROM ABOUT 1889
FROM ABOUT 1889

We have to presume that machines with the above shuttle slide inspection plate are dated between 1883 and 1889. From 1889 possibly we have the first new brass badge on Spool machines and the next year on the Hand Reciprocating System machines and in 1893 on the Family CS and Medium CS machines. We can assume that production of Family and Medium TS machine was terminated before 1889 having never come across with this transverse shuttle machines carrying the brass badge Trademark. 

 

In 1890

about 23.000 machines could be turn out.  (460 machines in a week)

Jones Hand ...........................................................  8.000

Jones Family & Medium TS ......................... working on it

Jones Family CS .....................................................   N/A

Jones Medium CS ....................................................  N/A

Jones Spool & Medium Spool ..................... working on it

 Jones others machines .....................,,,....... working on it 

                                        estimated figures     Total ............. 20.000 about

 

In 1895

Jones Hand ..........................................................  8.000

Jones Family & Medium TS ......................... working on it

Jones Family CS ................................................... 10.000

Jones Medium CS ....................................................  N/A

Jones Spool & Medium Spool ...................... working on it

 Jones others machines .....................,,,....... working on it 

                                        estimated figures     Total ............. 20.000 about