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Bass drum, concert

Bass drum, concert

Date: 1900-1915 ca.
Place Made:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No: none
SignedPrinted on paper label adhered inside of drum: MANUFACTURED BY / Lyon & Healy / CHICAGO, U.S.A. / MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN / DRUMS AND MILITARY GOODS / BAND INSTRUMENTS / AND BAND UNIFORMS / 189

Printed around perimeter of the above label: Our Factories produce over 100,000 Musical Instruments annually / Total Sales over $29,000,000 / We make the celebrated Washburn Guitars, Mandolins, Banjos and Zithers / Our Band Catalog, Containing 415 Illustrations, FREE!
MarkingsPainted on one drumhead, in dark green with abstracted design: COMMUNITY / BAND / OLA, S. DAK. / BY A.M.N.
DescriptionStained wooden shell and rims. Single tension, tube lugs with handle mechanism. One drumhead marked Ola Community Band, referring to Ola, South Dakota.
DimensionsShell depth: 12 in (305 mm)
Diameter: 30 in (762 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 00452