on Mar 29, 2017
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It was made in a workshop in Germany between 1921 and 1943
It was made in the town of Markneukirchen, where lots of factories popped up after world was 1 to make instruments for export to the US
be marked with their country of origin
"Made in Italia" might be before 1921
It seems likely that any item marked "Made in Japan" was probably made or imported after 1921
Prior to 1921, they might have been labeled "Made in Nippon
Similarly, items labeled "Made in Germany" are likely manufactured between 1921 and WWII
After partition the designations became "Made in West (or East) Germany" and remained so until the reunification in the 1990's.
If you have a violin with a label nearly identical to the Stradivari or other labels shown above, but it says "Made in Germany," it is de facto NOT an authentic Stradivari, but a factory made copy
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