Object Details
- Description
This tambourine was made in the United States, around 1900 to 1910. It has a red painted wooden shell with a calfskin head attached with metal tacks. The tambourine has twelve pairs of metal jingles. /
This tambourine was 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1900-1910
- Credit Line
- Gift of Pamela A. Carlin and Evelyn A. Mark in memory of William T. Armstrong
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 3/4 in x 10 7/8 in; 4.445 cm x 27.6225 cm
- Object Name
- tambourine
