[CIVIL WAR]. Regulation US Infantry snare drum. Manufactured by C. & F. Soistmann, Philadelphia, PA.
Sale 1046 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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Jun 21, 2022
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[CIVIL WAR]. Regulation US Infantry snare drum. Manufactured by C. & F. Soistmann, Philadelphia, PA.
15 5/8 height; 16 3/4 in. diameter painted maple snare drum (minor surface wear), with hoops and rims painted red (repainted or replaced), both drumheads intact, modern rope fasteners with braided rope shoulder strap, 10 modern black leather tighteners, modern gut snares with replaced tightener. Interior original paper manufacturer's label: "C. & F. Soistmann / Manufacturers of all kinds of / Drums / No. 458 Dillwyn St. / Philadelphia, Pa." One side features a blue panel decorated with a spread-wing American eagle with a Federal shield and a riband reading: "Reg. U.S. Infantry."
[With:] 17 1/16 in. pair of wooden drumsticks.
The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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