Field Drums (a/k/a Field of Drums)

“Build it and they will drum.” Dedicated to research, study and comparisons of field drums. Our purpose is to collect information about historical U.S. drums (manufacture, preservation, conservancy, repair, market) for use by scholars, collectors and others. Photographs of drums, and anything related, together with informative narratives, are welcome. Interested readers will find archived postings a good resource. Reach us at emirsky@gmail.com.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Memorial Day, nee Decoration Day

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Memorial Day History (from http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html) Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembran...
Thursday, May 27, 2010

Elias Howe Drum, ca. 1861

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Won yesterday on eBay (item no. 270580141924), sold by futurepast ( 640) for $461.78 is this remarkable piece of U.S. history: Here’s some b...
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Monday, May 24, 2010

African American Civil War Drummer Boy in Watercolor

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Appearing in Cowan's auction "2010, American History, Including the Civil War, June 11": Folk art watercolor and graphite on b...

1886-87 Minnesota Militia Drummer

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Appearing on Cowan's website without further description: (EST $50-$100) Price Realized: $998.75 Price includes buyer's premium. Not...
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Civil War Tintype of 8th Maine Drum Corps

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Mislabeled "8th Main Drum and Bugle Corps", I believe that this is a drum corps only, no bugles. Also, Note that the print is rev...

Pre-Civil War Militia Snare Drum

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Appearing in Cowan's auction "2010, American History, Including the Civil War, June 11": A pre-Civil War regimental militia dr...
Saturday, May 8, 2010

Early-Mid 19th Century Snare Drum with ID'ed CW Soldier's Name

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eBay seller jcmtin ( 2840) describes item no. 370374872052 as follows: [G]reat early drum estate fresh, [k]no[w] very little on it, see pics...
Friday, April 30, 2010

Drum Collection in Boston's Museum of Fine Arts

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Last week I attended the opening reception for the new Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona (more on that later). There I met anot...

B.E. & M. Brown Bass Drum -- Early 19th Century

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eBay seller nimrod98 ( 653)describes item no. 220593839323 as: Here is a really rare and original bass? drum, made by the Brown family of dr...
Sunday, April 18, 2010

Drumstick Belt Plate on Leather Sling with Buckle

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eBay seller kangel2 ( 1375) sold item no. 120553967399 for $485.00 on 4/12/10 described as: DRUMMER'S BUCKLE w/SLING AUTHENTIC CIVIL WAR...

Late 1800's Miltary Snare Drum

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eBay item no. 190379602417 offered by atomic-store ( 508) for $299.00 and described as: This is a Late 1800's Miltary Snare Drum. We...
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