Battle Creek School
Victor Carrol Squier
Battle Creek, 1866–1949
Adopted son and pupil of Jerome Squier, above. After learning the craft with his father, worked for William Peters in Worcester, Massachusetts, and Treffle Gervais and George Drapier in Boston. Established independently in Battle Creek from 1890 and expanded his business into an extensive music shop\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 36.0 cm Battle Creek, 1890 | July 2007 | £953 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Battle Creek, 1890 | July 2006 | £1,061 |
| Violin | Battle Creek, 1920 c. | October 2005 | £1,540 |
| Violin | 1946 | October 2000 | £1,047 |
| Violin | 18-- | May 1998 | £229 |
| Violin | 1896 | May 1997 | £607 |
| Violin | 1895 | May 1993 | £1,100 |
| Violin | 1894 | April 1991 | £242 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
SQUIER, Victor Carrol Born 1866, died 1949 Battle Creek, Michigan USA. Adopted son and pupil of Jerome Squier, above. After learning the craft with his father, worked for William Peters in Worcester, Massachusetts, and Treffle Gervais and George Drapier in Boston. Established independently in Battle Creek from 1890 and expanded his business into an extensive music shop. First instrument dated 1883. Subsequently made over 950 instruments, mostly careful copies of well-known Stradivari originals. His own oil varnish; later made and sold commercially. Author of Antonio Stradivari: His Life and Work (Battle Creek, Michigan, 1944). Victor Carroll Squier / Maker / Battle Creek. Mich. / No. 695. Anno 1928
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Working in Battle Creek at the same time
Clinton Faxon worked 1894
James Crawford worked 1892
Keith H. Doerr worked 1932–1979
Raymond A. Doerr 1891–1944
Raymond S. Doerr 1912–1998