Snare drum
Date1915 ca.
Place MadeIndianapolis, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedBadge attached to rim: Leedy Mfg. CO. / INDIANAPOLIS, IND.MarkingsBranded inside the shell: MADE BY LEEDY MFG. CO INDPLS IND.
DescriptionWalnut shell. Single tension. Fourteen thumb-rod screw lugs. Maple rims. Later military strainer.
DimensionsShell height (with rims): 187 mm (7-3/8 in)
Head diameter: 422 mm (16-5/8 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesJayson Dobney, Innovations in American Snare Drums 1850-1920, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota, 2003, pp. 165-166.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00804
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