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Description:
American Violin, James Oliver McCauley, Worcester, 1888, labeled MADE BY/JAS. O. MCCAULEY./S. R. LELAND & SON/WORCESTER, MASS./No. 67 Oct. 1888, length of back 361 mm, with case.
Estimate $800-1,200
Minor crack to upper back and adhesive tape damage to varnish, reglued back center seam, sadlle crack, scratches and abrasions.
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