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John Askew, the Stanhope violin maker, 1914
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1John Askew—Violin Maker.
3VIOLINS.
5<table>
6 <tr>
7 <th>Catalogue No.</th>
8 <th>Name of Exhibitor.</th>
9 <th>Subject of Award</th>
10 <th>Award.</th>
11 </tr>
12 <tr>
13 <td>3719</td>
14 <td>Askew, John</td>
15 <td>Violins (England)</td>
16 <td>Bronze Medal</td>
17 </tr>
18 <tr>
19 <td>3693</td>
20 <td>Duncan, George</td>
21 <td>Violins (Scotland)</td>
22 <td>Gold Medal</td>
23 </tr>
24 <tr>
25 <td>3694</td>
26 <td>Pearce, W. R.</td>
27 <td>Violins (England)</td>
28 <td>Bronze Medal</td>
29 </tr>
30 <tr>
31 <td>3696</td>
32 <td>Sprenger, A.</td>
33 <td>Violins (Germany)</td>
34 <td>Bronze Medal</td>
35 </tr>
36 <tr>
37 <td>3729</td>
38 <td>Szepessy, Bela</td>
39 <td>Violins</td>
40 <td>Silver Medal</td>
41 </tr>
42</table>
44The above awards were for violins only. A short account of those exhibiting alongside of our Stanhope Violin-maker will no doubt be interesting.
46DUNCAN, GEORGE, was born 1855, at Kingstone-on-Spey, in Morayshire, Scotland, and established himself as a repairer and maker of Violins in 1875, and succeeded in gaining a gold medal in 1885 as in the above list. His violins are said to have frequently been sold for £30 when new. In 1892 Duncan went to America. His label was:—"Made
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