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    Charles S. Mills

    Gray, 1852–1943

    MILLS, Charles S. Born 1852 Gray, died 1943 Portland, Maine USA. Self-taught maker from 1870. Worked part-time. Produced about 250 violins on a broad Stradivari model with local materials and amber coloured varnish. Manuscript label. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
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    MILLS, Charles S. Born 1852 Gray, died 1943 Portland, Maine USA. Self-taught maker from 1870. Worked part-time. Produced about 250 violins on a broad Stradivari model with local materials and amber coloured varnish. Manuscript label. [Wenberg]

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