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Joseph Augustus Titus

b. 1862

after 1927 Worcester, Massachusetts USA. Moved to Worcester, Massachusetts 1868. Established there as a lawyer. First instruments completed 1889. Established as violin maker 1917. About 200 violins produced on a personal model. Own oil varnish. Advocated a short bass bar. Joseph Augustus Titus / fec\u{2026} — John Dilworth

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TITUS, Joseph Augustus Born 1862 Leicester, d. after 1927 Worcester, Massachusetts USA. Moved to Worcester, Massachusetts 1868. Established there as a lawyer. First instruments completed 1889. Established as violin maker 1917. About 200 violins produced on a personal model. Own oil varnish. Advocated a short bass bar. Joseph Augustus Titus / fecit Anno 1926. J.A.T.

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