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Bass drum
Maker: C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date: 1920-1925 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No: none
SignedOn badge attached to rim: C. G. Conn Ltd. / BAND / INSTRUMENTS / WORLD'S LARGEST MANUFACTURERS / ELKHART.IND, U.S.A.
MarkingsPrevious drumhead painting, bottom line difficult to discern: BOLLMAN'S / HIGH AY BANDOLERS
Current drumhead painting in blue letters on orange ground: WALTHILL, NEBR. / SCHOOL BAND
Current drumhead painting in blue letters on orange ground: WALTHILL, NEBR. / SCHOOL BAND
DescriptionPainted wooden shell and rims. Single tensions tube lugs with handle mechanism. One drumhead marked Walthill School Band, referring to Walthill, Nebraska.
DimensionsShell depth: 12 in (305 mm)
Diameter: 28 in (711 mm)
Diameter: 28 in (711 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 00460