Ottumwa School
Wilber Ellis Newton
Ottumwa, worked 1900–1940
Stradivari model. Golden-yellow or brown oil and spirit varnishes. Over 400 instruments completed. Ellis Newton Maker Ottumwa / Iowa Concert Solo Violin Anno 1929 — John Dilworth
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NEWTON, Wilber Ellis Worked circa. 1900-1940 Ottumwa, Iowa USA. Stradivari model. Golden-yellow or brown oil and spirit varnishes. Over 400 instruments completed. Ellis Newton Maker Ottumwa / Iowa Concert Solo Violin Anno 1929
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