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George James Thomas

b. 1879

Self-taught maker. Over 30 instruments on Stradivari-derived model. Own oil varnish which he also sold commercially. Manuscript label: George James Thomas / Maker / Oakland. Calif. 1921 — John Dilworth

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THOMAS, George James Born 1879 Gilroy, Worked from 1906 Oakland, California USA. Self-taught maker. Over 30 instruments on Stradivari-derived model. Own oil varnish which he also sold commercially. Manuscript label: George James Thomas / Maker / Oakland. Calif. 1921

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