Violin bow W.E. Hill & Sons, by Leeson, silver mounted circa 1930
BRAND & MARKINGS:
W.E. Hill & Sons
Face branded: 3 (Leeson)
Underslide branded: 1 (Copley)
Stick branded: C 33
WEIGHT:
60g
MAKER:
Albert Leeson produced some of the finest gold-mounted bows in the history of the firm of W.E. Hill & Sons. Leeson joined the shop in 1919, shortly after Bishop, and the two were William Retford's favorite students, among only a handful of craftsmen in the shop permitted to work unsupervised.
BRAND & MARKINGS:
W.E. Hill & Sons
Face branded: 3 (Leeson)
Underslide branded: 1 (Copley)
Stick branded: C 33
WEIGHT:
60g
MAKER:
Albert Leeson produced some of the finest gold-mounted bows in the history of the firm of W.E. Hill & Sons. Leeson joined the shop in 1919, shortly after Bishop, and the two were William Retford's favorite students, among only a handful of craftsmen in the shop permitted to work unsupervised.
BRAND & MARKINGS:
W.E. Hill & Sons
Face branded: 3 (Leeson)
Underslide branded: 1 (Copley)
Stick branded: C 33
WEIGHT:
60g
MAKER:
Albert Leeson produced some of the finest gold-mounted bows in the history of the firm of W.E. Hill & Sons. Leeson joined the shop in 1919, shortly after Bishop, and the two were William Retford's favorite students, among only a handful of craftsmen in the shop permitted to work unsupervised.