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Scan 10

The violinist, 1900

31 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

A town on its own line is one of the directory's headings. That is where the town on a maker's page comes from.

1FOUNDED 1840
2ELIAS HOWE COMPANY
3Manufacturers, Importers, Jobbers, and retailers of Stringed Instruments
4Supplies for Violin Makers
5Wood, Varnish, Necks, Scrolls, Ribs, Purfling, Pegs, Bridges, Finger Boards, Tail Pieces and Tools of all descriptions, including calipers, planes, knives, gauges, purfling cutter, peg hole shaper and reamer, F hole cutter, forms, inside and outside. The most complete assortment in the United States. Send for free catalogue.
6Elias Howe Company, 88 Court Street, Boston Mass.
8Ulbrich-Tatter Violin Makers Conservative Prices Our Specialty 11926 S. Halsted St., Chicago
10VIOLIN SPECIALTIES
11For Violinists and Makers
12"Cremona Seal" Varnish Cleaner and Restorer
13Removes all rosin, etc., and gives the varnish that Old Cremona Lustre. Postpaid $.30
14"Cremona Seal" Key Grease
15No more trouble with slipping or sticking violin pegs. Postpaid $.30
16"Cremona Seal" E Strings
17The best and strongest E string for professional use. 5 single length strings Postpaid $.30
18"Cremona Seal" Bertini Italian Oil Varnish
19The Varnish of the Old Masters. Every spirit or hard oil varnish means ruination to a well-made violin. Bertini Italian Oil Varnish is guaranteed tone producing and assures the future of your violin. Used by the best makers of Europe and in this country. Colors—AMBER-YELLOW, ORANGE, RED, BROWN Postpaid $2.00
20Send 2 cents for booklet.
21Send orders with stamps or money order to
22CREMONA SEAL
23304 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill.
25BEST ITALIAN STRINGS.
26MANUFACTURERS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY SILVER AND COPPER WOUND STRINGS.
27WAGNER & GEORGE
28FINE VIOLIN REPAIRING
29COLLECTION OF Rare Old Violins and Cellos
30CHICAGO.

The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.