Antique French 19th Century 4/4 Violin Jerome Thibouville Lamy Circa 1890 Good Quality Violin One piece back, 2 labels inside model no 3. Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy Firm Bow maker / Violin maker (fl. 1857 – 1968)The largest of the great Mirecourt instrument making firms. In 1857 Jérôme Thibouville joined forces with Charles Buthod and Charles-Claude Husson to form Husson-Buthod-Thibouville. When Jérôme Thibouville married Marguerite Hyacinthe Lamy in 1861, the firm changed its name to the now-famous "Jérôme Thibouville-Lamy (J.T.L.)". The firm became the largest of the Mirecourt violin making factories – at its peak it produced over 150,000 instruments annually and employed 1,000 craftsmen.
