Snare drum
Maker
Ludwig & Ludwig
Date1920 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelSixteen Thumb-Rod Orchestra Model No. 40
Serial No.none
SignedOn badge: Ludwig / TRADE MARK / LUDWIG & LUDWIG / CHICAGOMarkingsOn strainer arm: Pat. Pend.
Small circle on each thumb-rod lug.
DescriptionMahogany shell. Maple rims. Single tension with sixteen thumb-rod lugs. Pioneer model strainer.
DimensionsShell height (with rims): 146 mm (5-3/4 in)
Head diameter: 392 mm (15-1/2 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. 186-188.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02997
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