Images from The Music Man Exhibition Three Civil War Era Drums Left:  NMM 10040. Side drum by William Ent, Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, ca. 1850. Printed on paper label inside drum shell, visible through vent hole: Drums, Fifes, / REGIMENTAL COLOURS, / TAMBORINES, & C. / MADE AND REPAIRED BY / WILLIAM ENT, / GERMANTOWN, / Philadelphia County, Pa. Ash shell, natural finish, 422mm (16-1/2") x 414mm (16-5/16"). Rope tension. Nine leather tugs (one missing). Wood rims painted red, with holes drilled for the rope to pass through. Shell-shaped brass snare adjuster. William F. Ludwig II Collection, 2001. Center:  NMM 10039. Side drum by Eli Brown & Son, Bloomfield, Connecticut, 1841. Printed on paper label inside drum shell, visible through vent hole: ELI BROWN & SON. / DRUM MANUFACTURERS, / HAVE CONSTANTLY FOR SALE / BASS AND SNARE DRUMS / MADE IN THE NEATEST AND BEST MANNER / Bloomfield, Conn. 1841. Maple shell, natural finish, 495mm (19-1/2") x 471mm (18-1/2"). Rope tension. Ten leather tugs. Wood rims painted red, with holes drilled for the rope to pass through. Brass snare adjuster. William F. Ludwig II Collection, 2001. Right:  NMM 10041. Side drum by White Brothers, Boston, ca. 1856-1865. Printed on paper label inside drum, visible through vent hole: MADE BY / White Brothers, / 86 TREMONT STREET, BOSTON. Brass shell, 356mm (14") x 414mm (16-1/4"). Rope tension. Eight leather tugs. Wood rims painted dark brown, with holes through which the rope passes. Brass snare adjuster attached to the snare rim. William F. Ludwig II Collection, 2001.   Click arrow to continue The Music Man Exhibition Tour Go to Music Man Exhibition Tour Index Go to Virtual Tour Index Go to Checklist of the William F. Ludwig II Drum Collection Go to Checklist of Snare Drums Made by Ludwig Companies Go to Checklist of European and American Rope-Tension Drums Note: These three drums are on permanent display in the exhibition, "Ya Gotta Know the Territory: The Musical Journey of Meredith Willson," designed and installed by the National Music Museum in 2002 for the Meredith Willson Museum in Mason City, Iowa. Links to Civil War Era Pages on the National Music Museum Website: Bucktails Regiment Bass Drum Cabinet Card Photograph and Story of Musician Avery Brown (1852-1904) America's Youngest Civil War Soldier Civil War Instruments on Exhibit at Museum Civil War Drums and Brass Instruments Violin Played by Civil War Soldier Custer's Last Band: Concert and CD Release Felix Vinatieri Archive Felix Vinatieri Research Project National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD   57069 ©National Music Museum, 2002-2007 Most recent update:   June 26, 2007 You are the 871st visitor to this page since January 18, 2002. The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page