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Gabriel Marc Francois

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John Dilworth

FRANÇOIS, Gabriel Marc Born 1873 Mirecourt France died 1938 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania USA. Pseudonym adopted by the son of Paul Bailly. Apprenticed to Jacquet. Worked with his father Paul Bailly in Paris and London. Established in Pittsburgh from 1895 as a pharmacist. Later worked briefly with Joseph Kaye. Fine work on classical models, including close copies of individual instruments. G. M. François / Made in Pittsburg. Anno 19.. / Smithfield St. and Seventh Ave.

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