Snare drum
Date1915 ca.
Place MadeIndianapolis, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelBand Drum No. 190
Serial No.none
SignedOn oval-shaped, brass badge on the batter head rim: Leedy Mfg. Co / INDIANAPOLIS, IND.MarkingsBranded inside the drum: MADE BY LEEDY MFG. CO. INDPLS IND.
Stamped on shell interior: 0 / 8918 / 00
Written in pencil on shell interior: [illegible name, maybe initials MW] 10 x 17DescriptionMaple shell and rims. Single tension. Eleven thumb-rod lugs (three missing). Utility model strainer.
DimensionsShell height (with rims): 254 mm (10 in)
Head diameter: 432 mm (17 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. 163-165.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01056
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