This bow was made by an unknown maker in Germany, around 1875-1899. It is an ornamented commercial violin bow of student quality, made of a round brazilwood stick with imitation snakewood markings and celluloid face, nickel silver mounted ornamental bone frog with underslide, pearl eyes and black rings, and a bone button with nickel silver ring and tip.
This bow was made by an unknown maker in Germany, around 1880-1899. It is a violin bow, with a round brazilwood stick, an unlined plain ebony frog with a metal ferrule, and a bone button. This commercial bow was accessioned with a 19th century German violin (Cat. #094873)
This violin bow was made by and unknown maker in Mirecourt, France, about 1880, and sold by the J. Howard Foote Company in New York and Chicago. It is an octagonal Brazilwood stick with an ivory face, nickel silver mounted ebony frog with chamfered edges, plain pearl eyes, slide missing,, and ebony button with two nickel silver rings.
John Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. This instrument listed in an 1880 J. Howard Foote catalog, sold as a Tourte model violin bow (#6188), for $12.50.
This bow was made by an unknown maker in Germany, around 1898-1902. It is a ¾ size violin bow, made of a round brazilwood stick with celluloid face, full nickel-silver mounted ebony frog with plain pearl eyes and underslide, and an ebony button with two nickel-silver rings and pearl eye.
This bow was designed for use in acoustic experiments, came from the Smithsonian Institution Instrument Room, and was probably made by Koenig in Paris.
This bow was designed for use in acoustic experiments, came from the Smithsonian Institution Instrument Room, and was probably made by Koenig in Paris.
This bow was made by Glasser Manufacturing Company in Bronx, New York, around 1970-1975. It is a violin bow made of fiberglass, with a wood frog, metal screw, plastic tip plate, and horsehair. It is stamped:
ROTH-GLASSER
This bow features U. S. Patent #3456544, dated July 22, 1969 by Leon Glasser, for a musical instrument bow made of reinforced plastic.
This bow was made by Albert H. Karr in Independence, Missouri, around 1940-1945. It is a violin bow with a beefwood stick, with a plastic frog and plastic fittings. The bow is stamped:
A.H.KARR
Albert Homer Karr (1885-1971) was an American bow and violin maker (1885-1971). For most of his career, Karr was the proprietor of musical instrument shop in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition to repairing and selling other instruments, Karr made over 1,300 violins during his career and several dozen handmade violin bows. During WWII, Karr was contracted by the U. S. government to produce quality student bows.
The Violinist magazine for January 1921 featured an article about Albert H. Karr as well as an advertisement of his shop:
ALBERT H. KARR Exclusive Violin Shop 306 East Tenth Str., Kansas City, Missouri.
The Albert H. Karr Handmade Violins, finest imported wood, sent at my expense on ten days’ trial to responsible parties. Large collections of old Violins including a Stradi- varius, a Guarnerius, an Amati, a Villaume and a Lupot.
One of the finest equipped shops in the United States for repair and adjustment of fine old instruments. Mr. Karr attends to this work per- sonally. All work guaranteed. Correspondence invited.
This bow was made by an undetermined maker, provenance and date unknow. It is a violin bow made of Pernambuco wood, ivory tip plate, ebony frog, metal tightening screw, and without horsehair. The bow is stamped:
Pat'd in all countries Th[ ] Stain [ ] patent I.A.IND [/] STAATEN A
This bow was made by G.A. Pfretzchner shop, in East Germany, around 1945-1948. It is a violin bow made of Pernambuco wood, ivory tip plate, without a frog, tightening screw, or horsehair. The bow is stamped:
This bow was made by Albert H. Karr in Independence, Missouri, around 1940-1945. It is a violin bow (3/4 size) with a beefwood stick, with a plastic frog and plastic fittings. The bow is stamped:
A.H.KARR
Albert Homer Karr (1885-1971) was an American bow and violin maker (1885-1971). For most of his career, Karr was the proprietor of musical instrument shop in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition to repairing and selling other instruments, Karr made over 1,300 violins during his career and several dozen handmade violin bows. During WWII, Karr was contracted by the U. S. government to produce quality student bows.
The Violinist magazine for January 1921 featured an article about Albert H. Karr as well as an advertisement of his shop:
ALBERT H. KARR Exclusive Violin Shop 306 East Tenth Str., Kansas City, Missouri.
The Albert H. Karr Handmade Violins, finest imported wood, sent at my expense on ten days’ trial to responsible parties. Large collections of old Violins including a Stradi- varius, a Guarnerius, an Amati, a Villaume and a Lupot.
One of the finest equipped shops in the United States for repair and adjustment of fine old instruments. Mr. Karr attends to this work per- sonally. All work guaranteed. Correspondence invited.