[CIVIL WAR]. E Pluribus Unum red-painted drum featuring eagle motif, with drumsticks.
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]. E Pluribus Unum red-painted drum featuring eagle motif, with drumsticks.
14 3/8 in. height, 16 7/8 in. diameter painted snare drum with hoops and rims in a red, white, and blue tricolor (some loss of paint finish, surface scratches, extensive signs of field use), both original drumheads intact (2 short tears to lower head), original rope fasteners, 3 original metal and leather tighteners (losses to leather, 1 lacking metal fitting with near-contemporary cord/string), lacking gut snares. No interior label present. Painted red with spread-wing American eagle with riband inscribed, "E Pluribus Unum." Hoops are painted in a red, white, and blue tricolor.
[With:] 16 3/8 in. wooden drumsticks (general signs of wear).
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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