InstrumentBass drum |
Instrument FamilyPercussion |
MakerBoosey and Hawkes |
Date MadeCirca 1930 |
DescriptionWooden shell and counter-hoops; rod tensioned; skin heads; with damper. Inlaid with sheet plastic in gold and orange diamonds, typical 1920s / 30s glitter film design. |
Other InformationSpecific usage history: Used by W. Gurr, a pupil of James Blades, in dance bands. |
NotesA. Myers. |
ProvenanceFormerly owned and used by Wally Gurr.; Purchased with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund, 1984. |
CollectionMIMEd; Blades Collection |
Accession Number2385 |