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    John Phillips

    Carmarthenshire, b. 1863

    after 1924 Ynysybwl, Wales UK. Cabinet maker and part-time luthier, active from 1898. Established in Ynysybwl 1924. Stradivari model. Neat workmanship and golden-yellow varnish. Awarded gold medal at the Welsh Eisteddfod 1920. A crwth in the collection of the Cardiff Museum. — John Dilworth
    Worked Carmarthenshire
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    PHILLIPS, John Born 1863 Carmarthenshire, d. after 1924 Ynysybwl, Wales UK. Cabinet maker and part-time luthier, active from 1898. Established in Ynysybwl 1924. Stradivari model. Neat workmanship and golden-yellow varnish. Awarded gold medal at the Welsh Eisteddfod 1920. A crwth in the collection of the Cardiff Museum. Dum vivo, Cano / John Phillips. Ynysybwl. South Wales / 1919

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