Snare drum
Maker
Ludwig & Ludwig
Date1911 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelAll Metal Drum No. 55
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsStamped on strainer: PAT. PEND.
DescriptionBrass shell with flat metal rims. Separate (double) tension with six tube lugs. Ludwig Combination model strainer.
DimensionsShell height (with rims): 136 mm (5 3/8 in)
Head diameter: 391 mm (15-1/2 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesJayson Dobney, “Museum Enhances Its Percussion Collections with Rare Instruments That Document the American Percussion Industry,” National Music Museum Newsletter 29, No. 1 (February 2002), pp. 4-5.
Jayson Dobney, Innovations in American Snare Drums 1850-1920, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota, 2003, pp. 158-159.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02969
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