Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Jay, Thomas

London · 1690 to 1700

Historical maker

Named in 4 books.

What the books printed

Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 257, scan 281.
JAY, Thomas. Working in London from about 1690; made some excellent violins.
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The Violin, 1875. Page 194, scan 252. Held as more than one scan.
JAY, Thomas, London. Related to the above. Excellent work.
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The violin, Hart, George. London: Dulau, 1880. Page 178, scan 196.
JAY, Thomas, London. Related to the above. Excellent work.
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 33, scan 55. Held as more than one scan.
JAY, THOMAS, London, 1690 to 1700.
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  • Entries from 4 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

44 other London makers have a year in the 1600s. A few of them:

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