F. E. Winfield
b. 1878
WINFIELD, F. E. Born 1878, Worked circa. 1921-1924 Crewton, Derby UK. Cabinet maker. Later pupil of A. J. Roberts in violin making; first instruments dated 1921. Used Stradivari 1715 ‘Alard’ & Guarneri del Gesù 1734 as violin models. Fine work with his own golden-brown oil varnish. Stamped on b\u{2026} — John Dilworth
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WINFIELD, F. E. Born 1878, Worked circa. 1921-1924 Crewton, Derby UK. Cabinet maker. Later pupil of A. J. Roberts in violin making; first instruments dated 1921. Used Stradivari 1715 ‘Alard’ & Guarneri del Gesù 1734 as violin models. Fine work with his own golden-brown oil varnish. Stamped on back: ‘Frank Winfield Derby’ F. E. Winfield / Derby. 1924
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