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

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Toledo

2 makers. The earliest year printed is 1826, the latest 1916.

Every maker here has Toledo in a printed line.

1800s

  • 1826 Mathias, Louis
    Biographical appendix, in full: “MATHIAS, LOUIS, b. August 22nd, 1826, in Tiefenbach, Germany. Has taught in Toledo, Ohio, thirty-seven years. Has also manufactured a number of violins in his leisure time.”

1900s

The books that name them

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