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    John Craft

    Polk County, 1919–1980

    Active in Nampa from 1960. Personal model. Bichromate stained wood. Commercial oil varnish and local materials. More than 100 violins and various plucked instruments produced. Signed internally. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
    Worked Polk County
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    CRAFT, John Born 1919 Polk County, Texas, died 1980 Nampa, Idaho USA. Active in Nampa from 1960. Personal model. Bichromate stained wood. Commercial oil varnish and local materials. More than 100 violins and various plucked instruments produced. Signed internally. [Wenberg]

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