Snare drum
Maker
J. W. Pepper & Son
Date1910-1925 ca.
Place MadePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedPaper label adhered inside shell, slightly torn: J. W. PEPPE[R] / MANUFACTUR / DRUMS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, M / THIRTY-THIRD AND WALNUT ST.Markingsnone
DescriptionMahogany shell and rims. Separate (double) tension with eight shell-mounted studs, which support a wire network around the drum. Snare adjuster.
DimensionsShell height (with rims): approximately 175 mm (6-7/8 in)
Head diameter, irregular: 406 mm (16 in) to 412 mm (16-1/4 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published References"Gallery I Dedicated October 9," Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter 9, No. 2 (January 1982), p. 4.
The Shrine to Music Museum: A Pictorial Souvenir (Vermillion: 1988), p. 58.
Jayson Dobney, Innovations in American Snare Drums 1850-1920, MM Thesis,
University of South Dakota, 2003, pp. 155-157.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02875
On View
Not on view
1905 ca.