The History of the Violin: And Other Instruments Played on with the Bow from the Remotest Times to the Present, Also, an Account of the Principal Makers, English and Foreign, with Numerous Illustrations

The History of the Violin: And Other Instruments Played on with the Bow from the Remotest Times to the Present, Also, an Account of the Principal Makers, English and Foreign, with Numerous Illustrations (1864). archive.org, historyofviolino0000will. https://archive.org/details/historyofviolino0000will.

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Barton, GEORGE scan page 296, line 5
Collier, SAMUEL scan page 296, line 13
Conway, WILLIAM scan page 296, line 17
Crowther, JOHN scan page 296, line 19
Dickinson, EDWARD scan page 296, line 23
Dickson, JOHN scan page 296, line 21

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Title: The History of the Violin: And Other Instruments Played on with the Bow from the Remotest Times to the Present, Also, an Account of the Principal Makers, English and Foreign, with Numerous Illustrations
Date: 1864
Repository: archive.org
Identifier: historyofviolino0000will

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Dickson, John draft

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Barton, GEORGE scan page 296, line 5 mention only — no record here yet
BARTON, GEORGE, Elliot Court, Old Bailey. Died about 1810. — governing section heading: "Violin Violincello and Bow Makers" — the trade evidence is the heading over this list, not the entry's own line — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
Collier, SAMUEL scan page 296, line 13 mention only — no record here yet
COLLIER, SAMUEL, musical instrument-maker, at Corelli's Head, on London Bridge, 1755. — governing section heading: "Violin Violincello and Bow Makers" — the trade evidence is the heading over this list, not the entry's own line — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
Conway, WILLIAM scan page 296, line 17 mention only — no record here yet
CONWAY, WILLIAM, 1745. — governing section heading: "Violin Violincello and Bow Makers" — the trade evidence is the heading over this list, not the entry's own line — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
Crowther, JOHN scan page 296, line 19 mention only — no record here yet
CROWTHER, JOHN, Haughton Street, Clare Market, about 1755. Worked occasionally for John Kennedy, as well as the music-houses. Died about 1810. — governing section heading: "Violin Violincello and Bow Makers" — the trade evidence is the heading over this list, not the entry's own line — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
Dickson, JOHN scan page 296, line 21 draft record
Dickinson, EDWARD scan page 296, line 23 mention only — no record here yet
DICKINSON, EDWARD, 1754 and 1790. Printed label used:— — governing section heading: "Violin Violincello and Bow Makers" — the trade evidence is the heading over this list, not the entry's own line — from OCR (read_as: ocr)

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August 21, 2026 line corrected Places and dates of work
It said 2. Johann Adam Schönfelder, son of the deceased Burgher and violin-maker, Johann Schönfelder, 1729. — trade term as printed: "violin-maker" — from OCR (read_as: ocr)
It now says 2. Johann Adam Schönfelder, son of the deceased Burgher and violin-maker, Johann Schönfelder, 1729.
Why No reason was recorded with this change.

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Chicago (note)“The History of the Violin: And Other Instruments Played on with the Bow from the Remotest Times to the Present, Also, an Account of the Principal Makers, English and Foreign, with Numerous Illustrations,” Bow & Bridge, last modified 23 August 2026, https://bowandbridge.com/sources/the-history-of-the-violin-and-other-instruments-played-on-with-the-bow-from-the-remotest-times-1864-0bfd1c/ (accessed 20 September 2026).

Chicago (bibliography)Bow & Bridge. “The History of the Violin: And Other Instruments Played on with the Bow from the Remotest Times to the Present, Also, an Account of the Principal Makers, English and Foreign, with Numerous Illustrations.” Last modified 23 August 2026. https://bowandbridge.com/sources/the-history-of-the-violin-and-other-instruments-played-on-with-the-bow-from-the-remotest-times-1864-0bfd1c/.

MLA 9“The History of the Violin: And Other Instruments Played on with the Bow from the Remotest Times to the Present, Also, an Account of the Principal Makers, English and Foreign, with Numerous Illustrations.” Bow & Bridge, 23 Aug. 2026, bowandbridge.com/sources/the-history-of-the-violin-and-other-instruments-played-on-with-the-bow-from-the-remotest-times-1864-0bfd1c/. Accessed 20 Sept. 2026.

APA 7Bow & Bridge. (2026, August 23). The History of the Violin: And Other Instruments Played on with the Bow from the Remotest Times to the Present, Also, an Account of the Principal Makers, English and Foreign, with Numerous Illustrations. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://bowandbridge.com/sources/the-history-of-the-violin-and-other-instruments-played-on-with-the-bow-from-the-remotest-times-1864-0bfd1c/

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