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Fall Historic Americana and Militaria
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6270 Este Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45232 
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Civil War Rope and Tension Drum, with roping for 11 leather tension braces (ears). Marquetry design rendered in brown, gold, green and yellow of a cross inside an octagon. Vestige of original label inside reads Hogan & Thompson North and Fourth Street Philadelphia. Ten red strings (snares) run across center of bottom end of drum, fastened to a snare strainer. 12" height, 17.5" diameter.
Condition reportBoth batter head and snare heads are severely warped and torn. Wood has expected abrasions evenly throughout. One of tension mounts is severed, but available with the drum.
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