Lockerbie School
James Murray
Lockerbie, b. 1857
1880-1900 Milldamhead, Dumfries, Scotland UK. Railway engine driver and amateur violin maker. Credited with about 30 violins on various models with mediocre yellow oil varnish. Manuscript label: James Murray / Maker. Milldamhead, Dumfries / Oct.15, 1897 — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 1914 | July 1991 | £154 |
| Violin | 1921 | September 1987 | £352 |
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
MURRAY, James Born 1857 Lockerbie, Worked circa. 1880-1900 Milldamhead, Dumfries, Scotland UK. Railway engine driver and amateur violin maker. Credited with about 30 violins on various models with mediocre yellow oil varnish. Manuscript label: James Murray / Maker. Milldamhead, Dumfries / Oct.15, 1897
William Meredith Morris+
He was born at Lockerbie, July 11, 1857. An amateur maker of average ability.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Ein Eisenbahnbeamter, der aus Liebhaberei einige Dutzend Violinen nach Alexander Hardie und später nach dem Guarneri-Modell gemacht hat. Die Arbeit ist nicht schlecht, aber der magere, gelbe Lack lässt zu wünschen übrig.
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