Snare drum
Maker
Ludwig & Ludwig
Date1911 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelAll Metal Drum No. 55
Serial No.None
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)ProvenanceNo known provenance. 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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