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Veg-O-Matic is the name of one of the first food-processing appliances to gain widespread use in the United States. [1] [2] It was non-electric and invented by Samuel J. Popeil [3] and later sold by his son Ron Popeil [4] along with more than 20 other distributors across the country, and Ronco, making its debut in 1963 at the International Housewares Show in Chicago, Illinois.
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Albert Leeson (1904-1946) was an English bow maker.. Albert Leeson worked for the firm W.E. Hill & Sons, starting as an apprentice in 1920 and quickly learning to making the finest fleur-de-lys bows (mounted in silver, gold, or tortoiseshell).
In 1976, Lucchi founded a school for bowmaking in Cremona, Italy, [1] where he taught courses in bow construction, maintenance and restoration, as well as style and design. In 1983, Lucchi invented the Lucchi Meter, a device used to measure the speed of sound in wood that has become a standard tool not only for bow makers.
"His best work (made during his tenure at Vuillaume shop) resembles that of F.N. Voirin, especially the bows with Vuillaume style frog(s)" [2] - Gennady Filimonov "We may regret that an honest and hardworking man, no doubt like other lesser known craftsmen, could have found it so difficult to make a living at that time. J.J. Martin was ...
Gustave BAZIN (1871 - 1920) second son of Charles-Nicolas Bazin II, was the first violin maker in the family. His students included Amèdée Dieudonne, Marcel Vatelot and Charles Enel. René BAZIN (1906 - 1982) son and pupil of Charles-Louis (for bow making), pupil of Dieudonné (for instrument making). He was more attracted by violin making.
He later passed on this valuable knowledge on to younger bow makers such as Morgan Andersen." [1] He died September 11, 2001, in Santa Rosa after a long illness. He was 85. [2] "Frank Passa was one of the elite American bow makers, who worked in the French tradition of bow making. His work is outstanding." [3]
- Gennady Filimonov [2] "As playing tools, bows by Emile A. Ouchard are similar to those by Sartory in that they are designed to accommodate the player’s need for weight and strength in a bow. Some in the trade have maintained that bows by E.A. Ouchard are often actually superior in craftsmanship to those by Sartory.