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Lot 389
[MILITARIA]. Possibly Mexican War painted drum featuring ornate tack design, with drumsticks.
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$8,000 - 10,000
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$2,500
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[MILITARIA]. Possibly Mexican War painted drum featuring ornate tack design, with drumsticks.

15 1/16 in. height; 17 3/8 in. maple drum with hoops and rims painted red (surface wear, general signs of field use), one original drumhead (with significant tears/splitting), original rope fasteners, 10 leather tighteners (minor cracking to leather). No label present. Painted floral motif with intricate tack design around the vent hole. One panel painted blue with a black eagle with a drum, shield, musket, and unidentified flag. Possibly the colors of a pre-Civil War militia, possibly from New England, the red flag features a starburst canton and seven smaller stars.

[With:] 15 1/4 in. pair of wooden drumsticks.

The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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