William Henley's Dictionary of Violin and Bow Makers
states the following about the maker.
DELIVET, Auguste, born Mirecourt 1861, died 1928.
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Served apprenticeship in the town of Mirecourt. Pupil of Victor Rombaux and Chardin. Worked for five years in the Atelier of Silvestre, Paris. Opened his own workshop in the Rue de Paradis, Paris in 1892. Later moved to Rue Richer. Awarded gold medals at Nantes, 1904, Liége in 1905 and 1906 and at several other exhibitions. Maker and repairer to the Paris Conservatoire. He invented the "ideal peg" this has two conic ends. Very rich oil varnish of various shades. Tone quality remarkably mellow and very clear.
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