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John N. Brown

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John Dilworth

BROWN, John N. Born 1867 New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, Worked from 1926 Arlington, Kansas USA. Optometrist and watch-maker; also a Justice of the Peace. Self-taught maker, active from 1895. Worked in Arlington, Kansas from 1926. Fine workmanship using good materials and golden-brown varnish. Stradivari and Guarneri models. Some 50 instruments known, dating from 1915. Made by / J. N. Brown / Arlington, Kans./ No.. Date..

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