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Lot 394

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$8,000 - 10,000

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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). 


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

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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