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

Jacobs

Amsterdam · 1690 to 1740

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

The violin, Hart, George, 1839-1891. [from old catalog]. London, Dubau and co. [etc.], 1875. Scan 270.
JACOBS, Amsterdam, 1690—1740. A close imitator of Nicholas Amati. Few makers have been more mistaken than Jacobs; so exact was he in following …
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The violin, Hart, George. London: Dulau, 1880. Page 193, scan 211.
JACOBS, Amsterdam, 1690—1740. A close imitator of Nicholas Amati. Few makers have been more mistaken than Jacobs; so exact was he in following …
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  • Entries from 2 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.
  • May be the same person as Jacobs

Same name

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

Same town, same time

19 other Amsterdam makers have a year in the 1600s. A few of them:

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