Fife School
Alexander Barclay
Fife, 1856–1918
Baker and amateur violin maker. Small output. Whitelaw’s commercial oil varnish, also assisted in varnish by James Christie in Dundee. Manuscript label: Alexander Barclay — John Dilworth
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BARCLAY, Alexander Born 1856 Fife, died 1918 Dundee, Scotland UK. Baker and amateur violin maker. Small output. Whitelaw’s commercial oil varnish, also assisted in varnish by James Christie in Dundee. Manuscript label: Alexander Barclay
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