Leeds · d. 1888
Historical maker
Named in 3 books.
Also recorded as: Craske, George
What the books printed
British violin-makers classical and modern, Morris, W. Meredith (William Meredith). London, Chatto & Windus, 1904. Scan 127.
CRASKE, GEORGE, Bath, Birmingham, Stockport, and elsewhere; about 1791–1889. Craske, although his father was a foreigner, was of English …
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 19, scan 41. Held as more than one scan.
CRASKE (CRASK), GEORGE, Bath, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham, Manchester, Stockport, b. Bury St. Edmunds, 1797, d. Stockport, 1888.
Biographical dictionary of musicians, Brown, James Duff. Paisley, London: A. Gardner, 1886. Page 186, scan 196. Held as more than one scan.
CRASKE (George). English violin-maker of the 19th century, who put forth a great quantity of instruments of moderate quality.
- Entries from 3 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
20 other Leeds makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:
- 1855 Fox, Joseph
- born 1884 Dykes, G.-L.
- 1884 Owen, John-William
- 1884 Wade, Joseph
- 1887 Stephenson, M.
- 1889 Warrik, A.