Jones Sewing Machine Company

The Jones Sewing Machine Company was a British manufacturer of sewing machines founded in 1860 by William Jones and Thomas Chadwick under the name Chadwick and Jones, which later became known as the Jones Sewing Machine Company. The company produced sewing machines for almost 100 years, before being acquired by Brother Industries in 1968.[1]

Jones Sewing Machine Company
Formerly
  • Chadwick and Jones (1960)[2]
  • William Jones & Co. (1866)[3]
  • Jones & Co. (1867)[4]
  • Jones & Co. Ltd (1876)
IndustryMachinery, Textiles
Founded1860
FounderWilliam Jones & Thomas Chadwick
Headquarters
Lancashire
,
England
ProductsSewing Machines
  1. ^ Miller, Judith (2018). Miller's Collectables Handbook & Price Guide. Octopus. p. 16. ISBN 9781784725242.
  2. ^ "Chadwick & Jones, Machinists". The Ashton Weekly Reporter. 24 March 1860.
  3. ^ "Sewing Machines: William Jones & Co., Makers, Guidebridge, Near Manchester". The Ashton Weekly Reporter. 15 September 1866.
  4. ^ "Business Notices: Sewing Machines, Jones & Co., Makers, Guidebridge, Near Manchester". The Ashton Weekly Reporter. 27 April 1867.