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Bass drum

Bass drum

Date: 1945-1957 ca.
Place Made:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No: none
SignedOn badge: SLINGERLAND / QUALITY DRUMS / CHICAGO, ILL U.S.A.
MarkingsPainted on both drumheads: LAKE BENTON / [bobcat mascot] / HIGH SCHOOL
DescriptionWooden shell and rims with red sparkle finish. Double tension "Streamlined" lugs with keyed mechanism. Both drumheads marked Lake Benton High School, referring to Lake Benton, Minnesota.
DimensionsShell depth: 10 in (254 mm)
Diameter: 28 in (711 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 00463