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  • Tags: Music

Banjo-Lin

Hardwood sound box; reddish brown varnish; gold trim; paper label identify strings. Two layers of strings: one passes along box and tightened/tuned from base; other set passes along side and is tuned from top.

Paper labels at top and along sides…

Jacket, Uniform

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Drum Major Jacket. Tail coat - white wool twill lined with white satin. Front has 5 white plastic 4-hole buttons, 6 machine worked buttonholes; 6 chrome plated shank buttons on each side for attaching shield. Also has button at neck on each side,…

Jacket, Uniform

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Navy blue wool twill lined with black satin. Double breasted with two machine worked buttonholes on each front edge. Three gold military type shank buttons on each side.

Shoulders: epaulet tabs of jacket material edged in red are sewn into top…

Jacket, Uniform

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Majorette jacket. White wool twill.

Front: right side has 6 chrome plated buttons (should have one more but it's missing). Shank buttons, "Waterbury Button Co., Conn." and have lyre design. Left side has 7 buttons like those on right side. …

Hat, Uniform

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Bandman's hat.

White synthetic fur busby.

Front: red wool twill triangle inset with large white "A" outlined in black stitching. White plastic visor, on underside imprinted with "Starburst, Ind. Made in U.S.A."

Back: white plastic…

Record, Vinyl

45 rpm vinyl record. "La Capital," and "Martina Bu Nwannem," by R.C.A. Success, Congo Leopoldville with K. Rene Piccolo. Produced by Philips West African Records.

Jacket, Uniform

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Director's Nautical Jacket. Black wool polyester twill jacket lined with black satin. 2 black 4-hole plastic buttons on right front edge. 2 machine worked buttonholes on left front edge.

Sleeves: red monogrammed "A" surrounded by white…

Jacket, Uniform

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Bandman's jacket. White wool twill.

Front: shield with large red "A" in center edged in red soutache, with 8 silver metal buttons (6 on one side, 2 at neck). Fitted at waist. 2 snaps at right shoulder, 6 4-hole with plastic buttons on right…

Record, Vinyl

45 rpm vinyl record. "Another Woman Dey," and "Ikut Asana Edem," by Travellers Lodge Atomic '8' with Dan (Satch) Joseph. Produced by Philips West African Records. Chipped on the edge.