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Snare drum

Date1920 ca.
Place MadeWinchendon, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedLabel on shell: MARK OF QUALITY / Converse
Markingsnone
DescriptionWood shell and rims. Rope tension with six leather tugs. Metal hooks through which the rope passes. Brass snare adjuster.
DimensionsShell height (with rims): 158 mm (6-1/4 in)
Head diameter: 325 mm (12-3/4 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. 195-196.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03017
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