Drum, Bass

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Drum, Bass

Entry/Object ID

25.87

Description

Bass Drum. Material: wood, leather, metal, plastic. Size: 28 3/4" diameter x 10" D. Description: leather head. wooden veneer sides edged with black strips around perimeters; fourteen rope-with-leather stays (one leather piece is torn with half missing); silver paint over simulated leather backing - red paper letters glued on drumhead: "B.F.Weed Band"; red painted lettering: "New Richland, Minnesota, U.S.A.1885-1901".

Context

Bass drum of B.F.Weed, born 3 April 1833. Mustered in the 5th Minnesota Infantry, Civil War, January 24, 1862. Mustered out March 24, 1865. This drum was used in the band for the July 4th Celebration in New Richland from 1885-1901. Mr. Weed then moved to Big Fork, Montana until he passed away in 24 May 1917. The drum was found in a barn in Big Fork and brought back to Minnesota by his grandson Ben K. Weed in 1973.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Drum, Bass

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Drum

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Percussion

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Musical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Musical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Exhibitions

Notes

1987-1988; NR Town/Country Days: 2006, 2007 to 2012;

Create Date

January 22, 1988

Update Date

November 21, 2024