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June 28, 2025: Premier Americana: Day Three

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  • Militaria
Lot 2093

J. & H. MEACHAM, ALBANY, NEW YORK MILITARIA ROPE TENSION DRUM

Estimate: $200 - $300
Starting Bid
$100

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

J. & H. MEACHAM, ALBANY, NEW YORK MILITARIA ROPE TENSION DRUM, painted regalia with elaborate brass tack pattern and painted stylized decoration around the percussion hole, early red-painted hoop bands fitted with wrought-iron hooks/clips with each having woven tension rope and leather-cord strainers. Signed in pencil to a hoop band "CT Clarke", edge of top band and lower band each with an incised "XXXV", interior retains the original printed paper label marked "New Military Store / J. & H. Meacham / No. 84 State-street, Albany". Circa 1825. 13 1/4" H, 16 3/4" D.
Catalogue Note: According to a description recorded in an accompanying ad, the drum was described as having been carried during the Black Hawk War of 1832, widely considered one of the last major conflicts between Native Americans and the United States east of the Mississippi River. The war was fought from April to August 1832, involving the Sauks, alongside their allies the Fox and Winnebago tribes and the United States. Purportedly, the drum was later carried during the Civil War.

Condition

Body in very good overall condition, lacking the top and bottom drumheads and related components, expected wear to the body and decoration.

Provenance

From the estate of H. Wray and Hilda B. Sherman, Williamsburg, VA.

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