Snare drum
Date1890 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
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DescriptionNickel-plated brass shell with five beads. Single tension. Eight nickel-plated patent rods with center tightener. Wood rims with metal top bands. Long shell strainer.
DimensionsShell height (with rims): 199 mm (7-7/8 in)
Head diameter: 409 mm (16 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesJayson Dobney, Innovations in American Snare Drums 1850-1920, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota, 2003, pp. 125-127.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00229
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