Snare drum
Maker
C. G. Conn, Ltd.
Date1920 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on tin badge: C.G. CONN Ltd. / BAND / INSTRUMENTS / WORLD’S LARGEST MANUFACTURERS / ELKHART, INDIANA., U.S.A.Markingsnone
DescriptionMaple shell and rims. Single tension with nine thumb-rod screw lugs. Military-style snare adjuster.
DimensionsShell height (with rims): 225 mm (8-7/8 in)
Head diameter: 347 mm (13-5/8 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. 176-178.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02498
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1917-1919 ca.
