Xylophone
Maker
J. C. Deagan, Inc.
Date1919 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelDrummer's Special No. 844
Serial No.none
SignedOn a metal badge on frame: MADE IN U.S.A. / ORIGINAL / DEAGAN / PATENTS / (patent list ranging from 1889 to 1919) / DEAGAN INC. CHICAGO, U.S.A. / PAT'D IN FOREIGN COUNTRIESOn C3 bar, inside oval: DEAGAN DRUMMER’S / No 844 / SPECIAL XYLOPHONE
On A3 bar: LP A=440 J.C. DEAGAN, INC. / CHICAGO / PATENTED
On A4 bar: LP J.C. DEAGAN, INC./ CHICAGO / PATENTED
MarkingsOn resonator frame: 844 PATENTED / JULY 21-14 / FEB. 2-15 / FEB. 29-16
On C3 bar, at end opposite oval: PATENTED / FEB. 9-1915 / FEB. 29-1916 / DEC. 5-1916 / OTHER PAT. PEND.
On C#3 bar: PATENTED / DEC. 15-1903(?) / JUNE 9-1908 / JULY 21-1914 / FEB. 2-1915
Pitch indications on all bars.
DescriptionRange: 3 octaves (C3-C6)
Pitch: LP A=440
DimensionsLength: 38-1/2 in (978 mm)
Width: 9-1/2 in to 3-1/4 in (241mm to 83mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01114
On View
Not on viewThere are no works to discover for this record.