Mellby School
Jacob Hellman
Mellby, 1721–1785
Apprenticed to Hand Georg Mothe in Ängelholm from 1740. Subsequently became his son-in-law. Established independently 1751 and took as an apprentice Carl Johan Broberg, but seems to have closed his shop in 1767 and moved to the country on account of lack of business. One cello with carved dragon’s h\u{2026} — John Dilworth
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HELLMAN, Jacob Born 1721 Mellby, Skane, died 1785 Ängelholm Sweden. Apprenticed to Hand Georg Mothe in Ängelholm from 1740. Subsequently became his son-in-law. Established independently 1751 and took as an apprentice Carl Johan Broberg, but seems to have closed his shop in 1767 and moved to the country on account of lack of business. One cello with carved dragon’s head labelled: Engelholm; Anno 1765. / Jacob Hellman. Engelholm: Anno 1778 / Jacob Hellman [Nilsson]
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