Ellwangen

4 makers. The earliest year printed is 1720, the latest 1802.

Every maker here has Ellwangen in a printed line.

1700s

• 1720 to 1796 Wagner, Benedict
  WAGNER (B.) — Ellwangen circa 1765. Arched violins. Red or yellow-brown varnish. Large pattern. Powerful tone.
• 1740 to 1770 Schmidt, Johann Georg
  Schmidt, Johann Georg. — Ellwangen. 1740—1770.
• 1788 Held, Georg
  Held, Georg. — Ellwangen. 1788

1800s

• 1802 Wagner, Xaveri
  Wagner, Xaveri. — Ellwangen. 1802.

The books that name them

• Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904
• Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell, 1928
• Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922

Some names appear twice under different spellings. Each is one book's spelling.