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Snare drum

Date1920 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.12334
SignedStamped on oval-shaped, tin badge: MADE BY / C. G. Conn LTD. / ELKHART IND. / U. S. A. / 12334
Markingsnone
DescriptionMahogany shell with maple rims. Throw-off strainer.
DimensionsShell height (with rims): 131 mm (5-1/4 in)
Head diameter: 371 mm (14-1/2 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. 175-176.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02970
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