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Leo SWANSTON

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John Dilworth

SWANSTON, Leo Born 1868 Edinburgh, died 1906 Newcastle-on-Tyne UK. Trained as a cabinet maker. Amateur maker of about 12 violins. Unrefined work with golden-orange varnish. Manuscript label: Leo Swanston 1904 / Newcastle-on-Tyne

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