Bass drum
Maker
Ludwig & Ludwig
Date1924-1929 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedOn brass badge: Ludwig / TRADE MARK / LUDWIG & LUDWIG / CHICAGO, U.S.A.On lug support and eye hook washers: LUDWIG & LUDWIG / CHICAGO
On paper label adhered inside drum: The only and Genuine / [on the wings of an airplane] AERO KRAFT / Laminated Shell / Construction / [Ludwig logo] Ludwig & Ludwig / Chicago, Ill.
MarkingsHandwritten on paper label adhered inside drum: 5130
Painted on one drumhead: LAKE COUNTY / [4-H clover design] / BAND.
DescriptionWooden shell and rims. Single tension lugs with handle mechanism. Aero-Kraft shell construction.
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 number02995
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