Violin Bow By W E Hill & Sons No 4. C.1914 By Charles Leggatt.

W E Hill & Sons designed their own bow, English in character, from Dodd & Tubbs.
Many 20th century English bow-makers passed through the Hill workshops.
The Hills used five different stamps, each one denoting a different quality level. They are, in order of quality top to bottom: W. E. Hill & Sons - W. E. H & S - Hill & Sons England - H & S - Hill.

Charles Leggatt made bows of the highest standards of workmanship and produced the best quality gold and tortoiseshell bows.

He was killed in Action in France in 1917.

The round stick of pernambuco of a red-brown colour, silver mounted ebony frog inlaid with pearl eye, plain silver adjuster inlaid with pearl eye.