Dog Barks
date: label: date made
content: 1900-1910
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This pair of dog barks were made in the United States, around 1900 to 1910. They are made of metal rings with parchments heads, metal disc, and rope.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>These dog barks were used by William T. Armstrong (1879-1965), orchestra leader and musician in vaudeville and silent film theaters. Armstrong grew up in South River, New Jersey and began playing drums at the age of 14. He continued his musical career through the mid-1910s, after which, Armstrong began work in banking and finance. This artifact is part of a collection of drums, sound effect instruments, and other percussion instruments used by Armstrong.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Percussion
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Pamela A. Carlin and Evelyn A. Mark in memory of William T. Armstrong
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0335.23
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0335.23
label: accession number
content: 1984.0335
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dog bark
label: Object Name
content: dog barks
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: parchment (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rope (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 5/8 in x 4 1/4 in; 6.6675 cm x 10.795 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 15/16 in x 3 3/8 in; 4.92125 cm x 8.5725 cm