Hi David,
Ah, outsourcing! Nothing new! I read somewhere that the Ruckers workshop outsourced the work for the bone keyboards, I think because it was not on the list of allowable trades for members of the Guild of St Luke. I may be imagining this!
Andrew
On 10 February 2016 at 23:32:35, David Pickett ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
I believe that Ruckers and others used to buy in certain items from specialists.
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