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Snare drum
Snare drum
Snare drum

Snare drum

Date1942 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelVictorious Drum
Serial No.none
SignedOn badge: WFL / DRUM CO. / WM. F. LUDWIG FOUNDER / 1728 N. DAMEN AVE / CHICAGO, U.S.A.
MarkingsOn lug support, encircled around base: WM. F. L. DRUM CO. - CHICAGO U.S.A. -
On strainer, inside diamond shape: W.F.L.
Snare fixture: PAT. PEND.
Snare rim: 150 written in crayon
DescriptionWood shell and rims. Patented Strupe internal tension with six off-set lugs. Metal screw strainer.
DimensionsShell height (with rims): 361 mm (14 3/8 in)
Head diameter: 418 mm (16-1/2 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03011
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