[CIVIL WAR]. Side drum made by George Kilbourn, Albany, New York, 1859. [With:] Pair of drumsticks.

16 1/2 in. dia., 14 1/4 in. tall, Civil War-era rope tension drum with wood body, red hoops, ropes and leather tabs (wear, top drumhead appears to be replacement, bottom drumhead with two 1 1/4 in. tears, one with attempt at repair, few leather tabs detached). Iron tack pattern surrounds drum hole. Internal label for "George Kilbourn, at his premium drum factory, 119 Orange Street, Albany [NY]." Label pencil inscribed, "Made in 1859," and numbered in brown ink, "2425."

Provenance: Purchased from the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Chicago, IL, 9 May 1994. Receipt indicates that the drum comes from Company H, 8th Massachusetts Infantry, but no further documentation or provenance is available to support this association.

[With:] Two Civil War-era wooden drumsticks, each 16 1/2 in. (scratches).

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[CIVIL WAR]. Side drum made by George Kilbourn, Albany, New York, 1859. [With:] Pair of drumsticks.

American Historical Ephemera & Photography

[CIVIL WAR]. Side drum made by George Kilbourn, Albany, New York, 1859. [With:] Pair of drumsticks.

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