Drum pics age??

[texan connection]

Found in the attic of a 400 yr old monestary in France, Any Ideas. May not get back on till wed, still in france.


On a side note, digging euros is a lot more rewarding than clad, 5 coins= 4.20

 

[IronSpike]

I don't know the age, but would guess mid/late 1700's. That's a really neat drum

 

[IronSpike]

Is it a date 1819 or 1919 engraved in the metal?

 

[nhbenz]

looks like a civil war fife

http://www.geocities.com/cwfifedrum/

A fife is the flute like thing that accompanied the drum, but that's a neat site.

 

[PBK]

http://www.inventaire.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/palissy_fr?ACTION=RETROUVER&FIELD_98=LOCA&VALUE_98=%20Damazan&NUMBER=5&GRP=0&REQ=((Damazan)%20%3ALOCA%20)&USRNAME=nobody&USRPWD=4%24%2534P&SPEC=1&SYN=1&IMLY=&MAX1=1&MAX2=1&MAX3=200&DOM=Tous

Flying blind here, but the above French webpage appears to describe a drum (with sticks) having a similarly engraved maker's plate:

Maison fondée en 1812 / Gaillard & Loiselet / successeur / LYON-PARIS

The date for that one is listed as milieu 19e siècle— "mid 19th century."

 

[nhbenz]

That's better than I could do, as all I could find was the horns that they made.

 

[PBK]

That's better than I could do, as all I could find was the horns that they made.

Eh... I just happened to run into their snare!

 

[IronSpike]

http://www.inventaire.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/palissy_fr?ACTION=RETROUVER&FIELD_98=LOCA&VALUE_98=%20Damazan&NUMBER=5&GRP=0&REQ=((Damazan)%20%3ALOCA%20)&USRNAME=nobody&USRPWD=4%24%2534P&SPEC=1&SYN=1&IMLY=&MAX1=1&MAX2=1&MAX3=200&DOM=Tous

Flying blind here, but the above French webpage appears to describe a drum (with sticks) having a similarly engraved maker's plate:

Maison fondée en 1812 / Gaillard & Loiselet / successeur / LYON-PARIS

The date for that one is listed as milieu 19e siècle— "mid 19th century."

Great ID PBK

So if you order baguettes in France it's 'drumstick bread'. Cool never knew that.

 

[nhbenz]

http://www.inventaire.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/palissy_fr?ACTION=RETROUVER&FIELD_98=LOCA&VALUE_98=%20Damazan&NUMBER=5&GRP=0&REQ=((Damazan)%20%3ALOCA%20)&USRNAME=nobody&USRPWD=4%24%2534P&SPEC=1&SYN=1&IMLY=&MAX1=1&MAX2=1&MAX3=200&DOM=Tous

Flying blind here, but the above French webpage appears to describe a drum (with sticks) having a similarly engraved maker's plate:

Maison fondée en 1812 / Gaillard & Loiselet / successeur / LYON-PARIS

The date for that one is listed as milieu 19e siècle— "mid 19th century."

Great ID PBK

So if you order baguettes in France it's 'drumstick bread'. Cool never knew that.

I didn't know that either. Apparently musettes were the most popular loaves to take into battle though... so much so that they made special bags for them. Look at this Soldier, who obviously loved them. http://www.olive-drab.com/od_soldiers_gear_ww2pack_m1936.php
But I can't seem to find them at all at my grocery store.

 

[IronSpike]

The French went into battle

That might explain the French version of the Swiss Army knife

 

[nhbenz]

The French went into battle

That might explain the French version of the Swiss Army knife

No, I've never read that they did, but apparently they made really good musettes back in the day.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

http://cgi.ebay.com/WW1-FRENCH-BREA...temQQimsxZ20090510?IMSfp=TL090510104002r33574

 

[TXDIRTFISHER]

Cool drum.

Anyone ever google "French military victories"? Pretty amusing.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Cool drum.

Anyone ever google "French military victories"? Pretty amusing.

must be a joke. http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/victories.html

 

[Montana Jim]

Cool drum.

Anyone ever google "French military victories"? Pretty amusing.

must be a joke. http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/victories.html

LOL... it is...

try this one... http://www.militaryfactory.com/battles/french_military_victories.asp

 

[dreese]

Hope this will help. Search Lyon and Healy
They might have a web site that will allow you to research their history, etc. I know they manufactured drums and other instruments and have a very deep history. Again, hope this will lead you to some answers. Very cool drum!!

Found in the attic of a 400 yr old monestary in France, Any Ideas. May not get back on till wed, still in france.


On a side note, digging euros is a lot more rewarding than clad, 5 coins= 4.20

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

We'd be speaking British if it weren't for the French at Yorktown and their blockade of the Chesapeake on our behalf. ;-)

The Zouave units of both Union and Confederate of our Civil War were copies of the much admired French military at that time.

We just see what is left after WWI wiped out all their brave men. They lost 1.3 million soldiers - more than UK and US combined - and over 4 million wounded. All the fight was out of them by WWII.

 

[sutphin]

This looks like a drum John Unger carried with the Mozart regiment of the civil war about 1863 these cow bell shaped tensioners I believe is what they are for or I maybe wrong is somewhat identical. As for the drum itself not alike.?just a guess.vanzutphen