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
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