French violin bow Voirin

VOIRIN, JOSEPH
Brother of F.N. Born at Mirecourt, 1830. Worked for Gautrot at Château-Thierry near Paris; and at Paris, 1855-1867. Fine bows for bringing down the strongholds of fanciful bowings such as sautillé and staccato, etc.
Reference: Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow makers by William Henley.