Object Details
- manufacturer
- J. C. Deagan, Inc.
- Description
This marimba was made by J. C. Deagan, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, around 1919-1925. It is marimba model #352 with Nagaed wood bars, with a compass of F-c4, and brass pipes. The stand is made of oak with nickel-plated metal legs. The lowest wood bar is stamped:
DEAGAN
No 352
MARIMBAThere is a label on the oak frame with a listing of 35 patents attributed to Deagan, dating from 1899 to 1919.
John Calhoun Deagan (1853-1934), a first generation American of Irish descent, was a musician, inventor, and musical instrument manufacturer. He began making musical instruments in 1898 in St. Louis, Missouri. By 1913, his firm was incorporated in Chicago as J.C. Deagan Bells, Inc., and three years later would become J.C. Deagan, Inc.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Virginia Reeder Christensen
- 1919-1925
- ID Number
- MI.77.21
- accession number
- 1978.0471
- catalog number
- 77.21
- Object Name
- marimba
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: bottom keyboard: 21 in x 17 1/8 in x 56 1/2 in; 53.34 cm x 43.4975 cm x 143.51 cm
- overall: top keyboard: 20 1/2 in x 16 3/4 in x 56 in; 52.07 cm x 42.545 cm x 142.24 cm
- place made
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Percussion
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_606329
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-8557-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
