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Oliver L. Fraser

New York, 1844–1928

FRASER, Oliver L. Born 1844 LeRoy, New York, died 1928 Saginaw, Michigan USA. Pupil of Archie Sinclair in Glasgow. Subsequently returned to America, working in Syracuse 1860-1880, Buffalo 1880-1892, and finally in Saginaw. Credited with 600 instruments, mostly on classical models, but some on a pers\u{2026} — John Dilworth

Worked New York
Taught by Archie Sinclair

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FRASER, Oliver L. Born 1844 LeRoy, New York, died 1928 Saginaw, Michigan USA. Pupil of Archie Sinclair in Glasgow. Subsequently returned to America, working in Syracuse 1860-1880, Buffalo 1880-1892, and finally in Saginaw. Credited with 600 instruments, mostly on classical models, but some on a personal design known as the ‘Celtic’. O. L. Fraser / Saginaw. Mich. 1911

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