Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

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Sheffield

1 maker. The earliest year printed is 1705, the latest 1810.

Every maker here has Sheffield in a printed line.

1700s

  • 1705 to 1810 Dodd, Edward
    Dodd, Edward, b. 1705, Sheffield; d. 1810, London, at the age of 105. He was the first bow maker of this name and did a great deal towards improving the English bow. He lived in Salisbury Court, Fleet Street, where he died, and was buried in St. Bride's Church.

The books that name them

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