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V. L. SCHWENK

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John Dilworth

SCHWENK, V. L. Born 1879 Garwin, Iowa, Worked from 1920 Chicago, Illinois USA. Farmer and self-taught maker, active from 1892. Established in Chicago and introduced his own ‘Artists Violins’ 1920. Stradivari-derived model. Published a pamphlet entitled Mysteries Exposed. Artists Violins / V. L. Schwenk. Maker / Chicago. Illinois

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