Snare drum
Maker
J. W. York & Sons
Date1920 ca.
Place MadeGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedPaper label adhered inside shell: YORK / GRAND RAPIDS / MICHIGAN, / U.S.A.Markingsnone
DescriptionBird's eye maple shell. Flat maple rims painted black, decorative metal strip around center of outside. Single tension with fourteen thumb-rod screw lugs. Snare adjuster.
DimensionsShell Height (with rims): 140 mm (5-1/2 in)
Head Diameter: 399 mm (15-3/4 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. 193-194.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02300
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