November 15 & 16, 2022 Extraordinary Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/15/2022
Military rope-tension snare drum of typical Civil War and earlier configuration, 15" high and 15" in diameter. Red rims pierced for the rope, flesh hoops, heads, and snare in place. Natural wood body with bone lined vent hole surrounded by a circle of brass tacks, with another, slightly smaller circle above and below, between 2 vertical rows of tacks. CONDITION: Very good. Bottom head is torn but intact. Both heads are old. Rope is modern replacement. 4 leathers tighteners present, one broken but present. The interior preserves a full label for Boucher, "Musical Instruments / No. 38 E. Baltimore Street / Baltimore, Md.". Boucher worked at at that address from 1852 to at least 1872, but the label includes graphics for medals awarded for his banjos, violins, and drums, the latest of which is dated 1858, suggesting a date close to that for manufacture of this drum, typically military in configuration and likely produced for Maryland militia.
Paperwork
Picture of Label, Collection Card