You Can Make A "Stradivarius" Violin

Description (Brief):

You Can Make A 'Stradivarius' Violin" by Joseph V. Reid. It was published by Popular Mechanics Press in Chicago, Illinois, in 1950. This book has a yellow cover with brown and black ink with 8 white paper templates with black ink.

Date Made: 1950

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Illinois, Chicago

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Credit Line: Gift of Carol B. Warden and Joy Burchuk

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2014.0181.06Accession Number: 2014.0181Catalog Number: 2014.0181.06

Object Name: book

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)adhesive (overall material)Measurements: overall: 9 1/2 in x 6 3/4 in x 3/4 in; 24.13 cm x 17.145 cm x 1.905 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-90bf-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1591255

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