Bass drum used by David "Panama" Francis
date: label: Date
content: 1950s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: W.F.L. Drum Company, American, 1937 - 1955
label: Manufactured by
content: Remo, Inc., American, founded 1957
label: Used by
content: David "Panama" Francis, American, 1918 - 2001
notes: label: Description
content: Bass Drum with "Panama Francis" on the front head. Iridescent white shell that resembles mother-of-pearl. Manufactured by the WFL Drum Company. Small metal plaque on drum shell with a round hole in the center has lettering that reads [WFL / DRUM CO / 1728 N. DAMEN AVE. / CHICAGO, U.S.A.] Rims are black plastic with center band of material matching shell. Four (4) pieces of white felt are stuck into the rims, two (2) on the front rim and two (2) on the back. Drum has twenty (20) silver lugs, ten (10) around the front rim and ten (10) around the back. Each has [WPL] engraved on the side. Drum has a silver handle on the top; shell is cracked around the handle. Front head has black text that reads [REMO / WEATHER KING / BASS DRUM / MADE IN U.S.A. / PANAMA / FRANCIS / MANNY'S MUSIC / 48TH ST. / N.Y.C.] Back head has a square pad in the center. Pad has a hole. Black lettering on the head reads '[REMO / SOUND MASTER / BASS DRUM / MADE IN U.S.A.]
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alyce Francis in memory of David "Panama" Francis
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.112.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: bass drums
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: felt, metal, plastic (exterior of drum body unidentified, possibly plastic)
label: Dimensions
content: 25 x 23 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. (63.5 x 59.1 x 44.5 cm)