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Snare drum
Maker: Ludwig & Ludwig
Date: 1911 ca.
Place Made:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Model: All Metal Drum No. 55
Serial No: none
Signednone
MarkingsStamped 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)
Head diameter: 391 mm (15-1/2 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
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.
Jayson Dobney, Innovations in American Snare Drums 1850-1920, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota, 2003, pp. 158-159.
Object number: 02969