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    John Parkinson

    Etherley, worked 1849

    Coal miner and amateur luthier. Worked in association with his brother-in-law named Fisher. Light brown varnish, unpurfled. Branded internally. Printed label: John Parkinson / Maker / 1849 [Hill Archive] — John Dilworth
    Worked Etherley
    Made Violin
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    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £220
    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    Violin1860—September 1987£220

    Biographies

    The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

    John Dilworth+

    PARKINSON, John Worked circa. 1849 Etherley, County Durham UK. Coal miner and amateur luthier. Worked in association with his brother-in-law named Fisher. Light brown varnish, unpurfled. Branded internally. Printed label: John Parkinson / Maker / 1849 [Hill Archive]

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