American violin with inside label "Carl Becker, Chicago, 1904"

American violin with inside label "Carl Becker, Chicago, 1904".
Ribbed with bone. Pegs with mother-of-pearl decorations.
Provenance: Private collection.
With worn case.
Initial cone mat.
Measurements: 60 x 20 x 9 cm (violin); 79 x 25 x 11 cm (case).

The grandfather of the luthier Carl G. Becker Sr., Herman Macklett, was one of the first American violin makers and Carl followed in his footsteps from a very young age, building his first violin when he was only 14 years old. He later worked for Lyon & Healy, Hornsteiner and William Lewis & Son. After more than 40 years with the Lewis firm, Becker established his own business in Chicago with his son Carl F. Becker in 1969.