Stoneham School
James Bailey
Stoneham, b. 1856
1894-1924 Grimsby UK. Self-taught maker. Stradivari-derived model. Developed a Guarneri form after 1919. Decent workmanship with varnish of light yellow to dark brown colour. James Bailey / Violin Maker / 76 Weelsby Street / Grimsby 1925 — John Dilworth
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BAILEY, James Born 1856 Stone, Staffordshire, Worked circa. 1894-1924 Grimsby UK. Self-taught maker. Stradivari-derived model. Developed a Guarneri form after 1919. Decent workmanship with varnish of light yellow to dark brown colour. James Bailey / Violin Maker / 76 Weelsby Street / Grimsby 1925
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