You Can Make A "Stradivarius" Violin

You Can Make A "Stradivarius" Violin

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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.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
book
date made
1950
place made
United States: Illinois, Chicago
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
ID Number
2014.0181.06
accession number
2014.0181
catalog number
2014.0181.06
Credit Line
Gift of Carol B. Warden and Joy Burchuk
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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