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Bass drum

Bass drum

Date: 1926-1927 ca.
Place Made:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No: none
SignedOn badge, painted over in green: Ludwig / TRADE MARK / LUDWIG & LUDWIG / CHICAGO
On lug support washers: LUDWUG & LUDWIG / CHICAGO ILL. U.S.A.
MarkingsOn double hook base: PATENT PEND
On another double hook base: [vertically-aligned] WFL

Painted in green on one drumhead, only partially extant: MADISON, S.D.
Overpainted on the other drumhead: McKIBBIN - MOSHER / POST
DescriptionPainted wooden shell and rims. Double tension tube lugs with keyed mechanism.
DimensionsShell depth: 10 in (240 mm)
Diameter: 28 in (710 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 00890