Providence

10 makers. The earliest year printed is 1916, the latest 1949.

Every maker here has Providence in a printed line, or sits under a Providence heading or title in a directory.

1900s

• 1916 to 1924 Axelrod, A.
  m.r.d. — Providence, R.I., 55-57 Arcade Bldg. American maker, of Russian ancestry. Learned trade of father, who was maker in Odessa. Output at present limited, is originator of various specialties in accessories.
• listed 1916 Gerke, Wm.
  m. — Providence, R.I.
• listed 1916 Horvath, Julius D., & Co.
  m.r.d. — Providence, R.I., 78 Fountain St. Makers, repairers and dealers, formerly in New York City. J. D. Horvath inventor of 'Philmonon' process. Own violins made in three grades and application of special process claimed to ensure excellence of tone. Inventor of filler for violin wood to equalize its density. German.
• listed 1916 Providence, R. I.
  Providence, R. I.
• listed 1924 Pruefer, Herman
  m. Westminster St., Providence, R. I.
• listed 1930 Burke, John F
  From the directory's title The Providence Directory and Rhode Island State Business Directory
• 1930 to 1949 Wales, Alfred
  From the directory's title The Providence Directory and Rhode Island State Business Directory
• listed 1932 Schuster, Erwin F
  From the directory's title The Providence Directory and Rhode Island State Business Directory
• listed 1934 Shuster, Irving
  From the directory's title The Providence Directory and Rhode Island State Business Directory

No year printed

• no year Middleton, H. S.
  Middleton, H. S., lebte im 19. Jahrhundert in Providence (Rhode Island)

The books that name them

• The Violinist's Guide (1916), 1916
• The Providence Directory and Rhode Island State Business Directory, 1930, 1932 and 1934
• Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922
• The Violinist's Guide (1924 edition), pp. 48, 51 and 52 — the Pulpaneck, Reichenbacher, Schilbach and Schmitt entries, 1924

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