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Edwin William Allkin

Nottingham, b. 1887

1918-1924 Nottingham UK. Violinist and maker. Produced fifteen violins up to the year 1924, according to Henley, on Storioni or Bergonzi-derived forms. Shaded red varnish. Signed internally: ‘Edwin Allkin, 39 Ella Rd, Nottingham, 1923’ — John Dilworth
Worked Nottingham
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ALLKIN, Edwin William Born 1887, Worked circa. 1918-1924 Nottingham UK. Violinist and maker. Produced fifteen violins up to the year 1924, according to Henley, on Storioni or Bergonzi-derived forms. Shaded red varnish. Signed internally: ‘Edwin Allkin, 39 Ella Rd, Nottingham, 1923’

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