Bass drum
Maker
Slingerland Drum Company
Date1945-1957 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedOn badge: SLINGERLAND / QUALITY DRUMS / CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A.On eyehook washers: SLINGERLAND CHICAGO ILL. U.S.A.
MarkingsPainted in blue block letters on both drumheads: VOLGA / HS / BAND
DescriptionWooden shell with white pearl finish. Painted wooden rims. Double tension "Streamlined" lugs with key mechanism. Both drumheads marked Volga High School Band, referring to Volga, South Dakota.
DimensionsShell depth: 10 in (254 mm)
Diameter: 28 in (711 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00220
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