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02 Dec 07 - 07:56 AM (#2206714) Subject: searching for Victor Ellis From: GUEST,Ian Sanderson, Melbourne, Oz G'day from Oz I'm making contact from Melbourne, Australia, in the hope that you might be able to help me in a long-running search. I have a plectrum banjo, purchased from the Clifford Essex store in Earlham Street, London, in the late 60s, and made by a Victor Ellis, of London. I've managed to discover that he lived and worked in a small house in St John's Hill, Battersea, in the early 1900s. He's listed in a business directory of the time as "Ellis, Victor Banjo Studio". But that's as far as I get. The serial number on my banjo is 1804, which suggests that Victor was a prolific manufacturer.. and that a number of his "creations" are possibly out there, still being played. I realise that the best way of tracking him down is via old newspapers of the period... but that's a tad difficult from 12,000 miles away. So all I can do is make contact with as many banjo folk as possible in the hope that the name Victor Ellis might ring a bell. Best regards Ian Sanderson Melbourne |
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02 Dec 07 - 06:01 PM (#2207128) Subject: RE: searching for Victor Ellis From: The Sandman This is a mirror page from Terry Holland's British Banjo site.try BRITISH BANJO MAKERS,or alternatively andy banjo,they might be able to help. |