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Snare drum
Maker: Leedy Manufacturing Company
Date: 1920 ca.
Place Made:Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, North America
Model: Utility Model
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on batter-head rim: LEEDY / UTILITY MODEL.
Markingsnone
DescriptionOne-piece nickel-plated brass shell with center bead. Separate (double) tension. Six tube lugs with clips. Flat steel rims (hoops). Utility model strainer.
DimensionsShell height (with rims): 152 mm (6 in)
Head diameter: 368 mm (14-1/2 in)
Head diameter: 368 mm (14-1/2 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesJayson Dobney, Innovations in American Snare Drums 1850-1920, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota, 2003, pp. 173-174.
Object number: 00227