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A descriptive catalogue of the musical instruments recently exhibited at the Royal Military Exhibition, London, 1890 …, 1891
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1used in the Honourable East India Company's service. An old bass drum of the same period measured 2 feet 6 inches in length by 1 foot 10 inches in width. Messrs. J. and R. Glen, of Edinburgh, lent a drum dating from 1794, of almost identically the same size; an old brass side-drum, once belonging to the 25th Regiment, and parted with by them in 1796, was 1 foot 4 3/4 inches long by 1 foot 3 1/2 inches wide. Three side-drums, made about 1850, were lent by Mr. Butler, and differ little in shape.
3A bass drum of great interest was lent by Messrs. Mahillon and Co. This drum is painted with the Royal Arms, and with an inscription "VII. or Queen's Own Hussars." Its history is curious and deserves to be recorded. After the battle of Waterloo it was found by a Belgian gentleman living at Brain l'Allend, and was taken away by him, as a memento of the day. After his death this drum was given by his son to the local band at Boondael, from whose possession it passed into the hands of its present owners.
5A collection of curious old drums, and portions of the shells of drums, belonging to Messrs. George Potter and Co., the well-known drum makers, of Aldershot, was disposed in artistically designed trophies round the walls of the gallery. The collection embraced a drum 30 by 24 inches, said to have been used at the battle of Blenheim; also one 30 by 28 inches used at Waterloo. There were portions of the shells of drums once belonging to the 2nd Battalion of the 17th Regiment; the 56th; the 2nd Battalion 6th Royal Warwick; the 1st Life Guards; the 1st Battalion 12th Regiment; the 53rd Light Infantry; the 2nd Battalion 8th King's. Some models of modern drums, made by Messrs. Potter, served to show more the recent construction of these instruments.
7A pair of kettledrums taken from the French at the battle of Dettingen by the 7th Dragoon Guards, then Ligonier's Horse, were not the least interesting of these military relics, and attracted the attention of many. These drums were, after the action, presented to the regiment, in recognition of the fact that, as stated in the official accounts, "Ligonier's Horse here gained great reputation." Of great interest, too, were an odd looking little pair of Afghan kettledrums, belonging to the officers of the XXth Regiment, and taken at Kandahar on September 1st, 1880.
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