Butts County GaArchives News.....Violin – 188 Years Old April 1898
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Jackson Argus – Butts County April 1898
Mr. Taylor Buttrill, of Jackson, has a violin that is 183 years old.  It has 
been in his possession some twenty years and is considered by first class 
musicians to be a valuable and high toned instrument.  It was manufactured in 
1715 and is perhaps one among the oldest instruments of its kind in the south.  
Mr. Buttrill prizes his violin very highly and as he is one of those “back 
date” musicians himself, he sometimes takes the bow in hand and knocks off “The 
Arkansas Traveler” and “The Old Cow Crossed the Road” with a degree of 
satisfaction that could hardly be obtained from a violin of a later date than 
of 1715.  While he is not what might be considered an expert he can knock a 
time out of that old violin that would surprise the natives.

Jackson Argus – Butts County
Week of April 18, 1898

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Mr. Taylor Buttrill received a letter from a music house in New York one day 
this week relative to the violin he has in his possession, and which, as was 
stated in a recent issue of The Argus, is 183 years old.  Mr. Buttrill was 
assured that his instrument is a very valuable one, on account of its age, and 
he feels sure of the fact that he will some day realize $400 or $500 from the 
sale of the instrument.

Week of April 25, 1898


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