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    Karl Onken

    Bremen, worked 1885–1914

    House painter. Amateur violin maker and dealer. — John Dilworth
    Worked Bremen
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    Biographies

    The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

    John Dilworth+

    ONKEN, Karl Worked circa. 1885-1914 Bremen Germany. House painter. Amateur violin maker and dealer.

    Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

    Er ist eigentlich Maler (Anstreicher) und Farbwaarenhändler und hat sich
    ungefähr seit 1888 nebenbei auf den Geigenhandel und die Geigenmacherei verlegt,

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