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Jay, Henry II

London · 1744 to 1777

Historical maker

Named in 1 book.

What the books printed

An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 33, scan 55. Held as more than one scan.

JAY, HENRY II, London (Long Acre), 1744 to 1777.

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Same name

Jay, Henry
London · 1746
Jay, Henry I
London · d. about 1676
Jay, Thomas
London · 1690 to 1700

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

Same town, same time

162 other London makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

1742 to 1815 Wornum, Robert
1743 Wright, D.
1743 Wright, Daniel
1746 to 1850 Haynes, Jacob
1746 Jay, Henry
1747 to 1818 Hill, Joseph II.

All London makers

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