william sandys, f.s.a., the history of the violin (william reeves, 1864). archive.org, historyofviolin0000will. https://archive.org/details/historyofviolin0000will.
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Who this document names
Names 14 people on 8 scan pages; 1 has a record here.
- Astley, No. 9 scan page 296, line 3
- Barton, GEORGE scan page 296, line 5
- Charles, Theress scan page 406, line 10
- Collier, SAMUEL scan page 296, line 12
- Conway, WILLIAM scan page 296, line 14
- Crowther, JOHN scan page 296, line 15
- Dickinson, EDWARD scan page 296, line 17
- Dickson, JOHN scan page 296, line 16
- From scan page 391, line 1
- Names, OF FOREIGNERS scan page 404, line 11
- Notice, First scan page 439, line 4
- There scan page 396, line 5
- Violin, Being scan page 317, line 8
- Violin, Violincello scan page 291, line 4
Record details
- Author
- william sandys, f.s.a.
- Title
- the history of the violin
- Publisher
- william reeves
- Date
- 1864
- Repository
- archive.org
- Identifier
- historyofviolin0000will
What rests on this source
- Charles, Theress worked
- Dickson, John draft
Everyone this source names
This document prints 14 names. A name found this way is the weakest thing this site records: the book names the person, and nothing more is said. It is not a line in a record — the lines that actually rest on this source are listed above, each with its own confidence. 2 of the names below reach a record on this site; lines from this source have been written for 1. The rest are names and nothing else — which is an honest description of the evidence, and an invitation: if you know one of these makers, we want to hear from you.
- Charles, Theress scan page 406, line 10 claim written
Charles, Theress, came from Mirecourt, and on his card is printed "from Maucotel;" for several years past he has been established on his own behalf as a violin maker, and now resides in King Street, Soho. — trade term as printed: "violin maker" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
- Violin, Violincello scan page 291, line 4 mention only — no record here yet
Violin Violincello and Bow Makers — trade term as printed: "Bow Makers" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
- Astley, No. 9 scan page 296, line 3 mention only — no record here yet
ASTLEY, No. 9, Fleet Lane, 1785. — governing section heading: "Violin Violincello and Bow Makers" — the trade evidence is the heading over this list, not the entry's own line — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
- Barton, GEORGE scan page 296, line 5 mention only — no record here yet
BARTON, GEORGE, Elliot Court, Old Bailey. Died about 1810. — governing section heading: "Violin Violincello and Bow Makers" — the trade evidence is the heading over this list, not the entry's own line — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
- Collier, SAMUEL scan page 296, line 12 mention only — no record here yet
COLLIER, SAMUEL, musical instrument-maker, at Corelli's Head, on London Bridge, 1755. — governing section heading: "Violin Violincello and Bow Makers" — the trade evidence is the heading over this list, not the entry's own line — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
- Conway, WILLIAM scan page 296, line 14 mention only — no record here yet
CONWAY, WILLIAM, 1745. — governing section heading: "Violin Violincello and Bow Makers" — the trade evidence is the heading over this list, not the entry's own line — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
- Crowther, JOHN scan page 296, line 15 mention only — no record here yet
CROWTHER, JOHN, Haughton Street, Clare Market, about 1755. Worked occasionally for John Kennedy, as well as the music-houses. Died about 1810. — governing section heading: "Violin Violincello and Bow Makers" — the trade evidence is the heading over this list, not the entry's own line — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
- Dickson, JOHN scan page 296, line 16 draft record
- Dickinson, EDWARD scan page 296, line 17 mention only — no record here yet
DICKINSON, EDWARD, 1754 and 1790. Printed label used:— — governing section heading: "Violin Violincello and Bow Makers" — the trade evidence is the heading over this list, not the entry's own line — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
- Violin, Being scan page 317, line 8 mention only — no record here yet
Being recorded on this grave-stone as a violin-maker, and the spinning-wheel trade not being mentioned, may probably have arisen from the celebrity his son, William, had achieved in London as a maker of musical instruments of the violin genus. — trade term as printed: "violin-maker" — surname inherited from the headword at line 4: "Violin Maker of Brampton" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
- From scan page 391, line 1 mention only — no record here yet
From this establishment emanated numerous imitations, both of English and foreign violin-makers, as well as those with his own name. — trade term as printed: "violin-makers" — surname not established — the line carries a trade term but no surname resolves to it — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
- There scan page 396, line 5 mention only — no record here yet
There was a violin maker connected with Matthew Hardie, named John Blair, but nothing is known of his ability as a workman. — trade term as printed: "violin maker" — surname not established — the line carries a trade term but no surname resolves to it — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
- Names, OF FOREIGNERS scan page 404, line 11 mention only — no record here yet
NAMES OF FOREIGNERS THAT HAVE LOCATED IN ENGLAND AS VIOLIN MAKERS. — trade term as printed: "VIOLIN MAKERS" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
- Notice, First scan page 439, line 4 mention only — no record here yet
First published in 1864, this book is of particular value because the facts and ideas contained in it were given to the author by the great violin maker Vuillaume. — trade term as printed: "violin maker" — surname inherited from the headword at line 3: "NOTICE OF ANTHONY STRADIVARI. With a Theoretical Analysis of the Bow and Remarks on Tourte. By F. J. FETIS. Demy 8vo, cloth, 21/-." — from OCR (read_as: ocr)