6270 Este Ave.
Cincinnati , OH 45232
United States
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Oct 31, 2018
16.75" x 16.5" barrel. Ash body with red-painted maple counter hoops with leather tugs and six-strand snare. Painted U.S. eagle with shield and six-ray sunburst. Eagle surrounded by thirty-five stars and banner marked " REG./U.S./INFANTRY. " Un-reinforced sound hole centered on "diamond-circle-diamond" tack pattern and scarf seam attributed to Town. Interior label reads " CHAS. E. TOWN/MANUFACTURER OF/DRUMS/OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS/BATH, Me.
Charles E. Town received two contracts to build drums for the U.S. Army. The first contract, secured in 1853 was for 100 infantry drums. The second contract in 1859 called for 19 artillery drums and a further 56 infantry drums.
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