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Set of Two Prints from the 1938 Patent Drawings
for Vintage Gretsch Drums by William 'Billy' Gladstone
This auction is for a set of two reproduction prints of the drawings that William D. Gladstone submitted to the United States Patent office on July 25, 1936. The final patent was awarded on October 4, 1938 and was assigned to the Fred Gretsch Manufacturing Company in Brooklyn.
In addition to high-profile endorsements from jazz giants Jo Jones & Chick Webb, Gretsch had the good fortune to have had a very productive collaborative relationship with famous New York City theatre drummer Billy Gladstone. The results were some of the most collectible drums of the era.
Though Gladstone patented many drum innovations both prior and subsequent to his relationship with Gretsch, his most significant were related to variable tuning technology and drum lug design. The lug details shown in these drawings can easily be recognized in the prized Gretsch Billy Gladstone snares.
There are two separate patent drawings included in this auction and each will be provided on artist quality, acid-free, 60-pound parchment style paper as shown above.
    
    
    
Prints are 8.5" by 11.0" (21.6 by 27.9 cm) in size and are ready to frame for display.
They are packaged in archive-safe, acid-free sleeves and shipped flat in a stiffened mailer to ensure safe arrival.
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It's not possible to illustrate the quality of these prints on a web page!
These are the finest available reproductions of the original patent drawings. They are prepared using documents that I personally obtained from the United States Patent Office that I have painstakingly restored to ensure gallery-grade image quality.
If for any reason you are not happy with these prints, return them to me and I will refund the amount of your winning bid. Check my feedback; these prints really are great!
I combine shipping on multiple print set orders: Additional print sets ship FREE!
  
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