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Scan 292
the history of the violin, 1864
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1put on afterwards. The few violoncellos which have been seen are of a long pattern, with high model, and a yellow varnish; the tone very good. At one period he lived in Red Lion Street, Holborn. The following are copies of some of the labels used in the various instruments, and they mostly were written with pen and ink:
3"Rich'd Duke
4Londini fecit 1767."
6Also, a similar one in 1769; but eight years afterwards he had changed his abode, and the label used was
8"Richard Duke
9Maker
10Holborn. London. Anno 1777."
12Probably about this time a printed one was adopted; but there is no date upon it:—
14"Richard Duke maker
15near opposite
16Great Turn-Stile
17Holbourn. London."
19There was a son of the foregoing, whose name is also believed to be Richard Duke; and by the style of work he evidently was instructed by his father. However, the world did not smile on him, and in the early part of the present century he solicited purchasers of his violins and tenors, from house to house, of those in the trade. Both father and son generally stamped their names on the back of the instruments, at the top, near the button. At times the surname only, and at others with London underneath the name.
21John Edward, or better known as old John Betts, and his nephew, Edward, commonly named Ned Betts, were both pupils of the elder Richard Duke; they came from
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