Wakefield

2 makers. The earliest year printed is 1810, the latest 1849.

Every maker here has Wakefield in a printed line.

1800s

• 1810 to 1849 Absam, T.
  Absam, T., Wakefield—1810-49.
• 1810 to 1849 Absam, Thomas
  Absam, Thomas. Worked in Wakefield, Yorkshire, 1810-49. Made violins for a dealer called Pickard, in Leeds. Label: "Made by Thomas Absam, Wakefield, Feb. 14, 1833."

The books that name them

• A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer
• Old Violins And Their Makers, James M. Fleming, 1883

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