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Otto G. Elmergreen

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John Dilworth

ELMERGREEN, Otto G. Born 1865 Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Worked Everett, Washington USA. Railwayman and part-time violin maker working in Everett 1882-after 1927. Pupil of W. Baume in Davenport, Iowa. Personal model derived from Stradivari and Amati. Red-brown varnish over golden ground of his own recipe. Good workmanship. Otto G. Elmergreen 192..

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