Reilly, John

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Dates Active in Dublin: 

1843–1850

Business Type: 
Musical instrument maker: flute
Musical instrument maker: wind instruments
Address(es): 

17 Fleet Street

Details: 

Awarded a 'small medal' by the Royal Dublin Society in 1847 for flutes and clarionets, exhibited 'on an improved principal [but] in an unfinished state' (Boydell).

Mark: 'J. Reilly, 17 Fleet St. Dublin' (Waterhouse).

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Produced

  • 'Flutes, clarionets', 1847 (Royal Dublin Society records, cited in Boydell)
  • 8-keyed ivory flute with silver mounts: private collection. Mark: 'J. Reilly, 17 Fleet Street, Dublin' with a shamrock on every joint
  • Flute: Glasgow [formerly in the Hague Collection] (Waterhouse)
  • Clarinet: Oxford. Inventory number 442 (Waterhouse)
    • Source(s): 

    Dublin Directories

    Waterhouse, William, The New Langwill Index: a Dictionary of Musical Wind-Instrument Makers and Inventors (London: Tony Bingham, 1993), p. 322

    Boydell, Brian, ‘Reilly, J.’, Dublin Music Trade Card Index <http://dublinmusictrade.ie/card-index>

    Boydell, Brian, ‘Reilly, John’, Dublin Music Trade Card Index <http://dublinmusictrade.ie/card-index>

    Last Update: 26-09-2013