Civil War era Cavalry style Bugle. Fairly well used with evidence of field use and abuse. The turn down at the mouth piece is not damage, that is the way it is supposed to be. Note the copper body with brass bell and the continuous soldered seam along the tubing both indicative of an original piece.
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Copper and Brass Cavalry Bugle
Nice original Civil War snare drum with Maple rims and copper body. Painted in Union Infantry blue. This drum came from a Gettysburg collection of a well known artifact dealer.
Maple and Copper Military Snare Drum
When the war broke out every regiment carried a 40 man band. The musicians were treated like officers both in pay and perks. In 1862 the US Congress decided this was too costly and unnecessary and ordered they be disbanded. The regiments were allowed to keep 3 musicians. A drummer, a fife player and a bugler. This rosewood with brass feruled fife is of the style used in the era.
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Rosewood and Brass Flute
This steel hooked marching snare drum may have been made in Maine. There was several instrument manufacturers in Portland that were using the metal rope hooks during the war. I have a copy of a photo of the 20th Maine regimental band I got from the national archives that shows 4 of the 5 snare drummers with drums with steel hooks. There are some that feel to be Civil War era the drums need to have ropes fed through holes in the rims. I disagree and have back up evidence. This drum was probably for marching band use due to its color.
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Wood Marching Snare Drum W/ Steel Rope Hooks
This style of bugle is usually identified as a taps bugle.
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Copper and Brass Taps Bugle
Early painted eagle Mexican to Civil War drum. 16" X 16" is indicative of a 1840's style drum. The drum was still in use in the early part of the civil war as indicated by a burlap repair to a crack in the body which was repaired in 1862. (See photo in next item below). Drum may have been made by S.F Hook of Haverhill, NH who repaired it in 1862. Most tensioners are original as well as the rims and body. Ropes are either dead stock or replica. Heads are newer replacements.
Pre Civil war thru Civil war Painted Eagle Drum
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CDV of George Washington tacked inside the drum displayed above. The drum was repaired in 1862 by Samuel Frost Hook of Haverhill, NH who used the CDV as his calling card. S. F Hook was an early settler and merchant in Haverhill who also made and repaired drums. The card reads S.F. Hook, Haverhill, NH along the top. May 30,1862 along one side and Drums made and repaired along the other side. The Washington portrait was printed by J. Prang and Co. Prang started a printing company in the Haverhill area in the early 1850's and continued through the Civil War.