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Bass drum
Bass drum
Bass drum

Bass drum

Date1925-1930 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on badge: SLINGERLAND / QUALITY DRUMS / CHICAGO.ILL / U.S.A.
Stamped on lug washers: SLINGERLAND CHICAGO ILL. U.S.A.
Stamped in ink on drumhead: SLINGERLAND / RADIO / [star] KING [star]
MarkingsStamped on thumbrod screw handles: S
Painted IN red on one drumhead: SCHOOL / HAYTI [surrounded by rectangular figure] / BAND
Handwritten in cursive on one drumhead: Terry / Bell
DescriptionPainted wooden shell and rims. Single tension tube lugs with handle mechanism. One drumhead marked Hayti School Band, referring to Hayti, South Dakota.
DimensionsShell depth: 14 in (356 mm)
Diameter: 28 in (711 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02286
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