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Vintage Olympic Drums - 1940's

There was very little production of drums in the 1940's due to the second world war, during which time Premier made gun sights and other items for the military. The first catalogue to appear was during 1947. Most of the production was used for export to generate revenue for the country but there were some instruments available for the home market.

The items below are believed to be from the late 40's but possibly could run into the 50's but this has been difficult to determine. Thanks go to Ken Ellender for his invaluable help with this page.

		Olympic twenty outfit
		Olympic thirty outfit
		Olympic Forty outfit
		First showing of No. 83 & 84 snare
		New style bass drums
		Choice of four tom toms
		Snare stand No. 1303
		Lanky Bass spurs No.1295
		Tom tom holder 1386
		Hi-hat stand
		Price list during 1947
		Your drum will last forever
		Many thanks to Bruce Eric Lerner from Alabama USA for this pic of a brass Olympic snare from 1947. Dave Seville of the Old Drummers Club has confirmed this date. The drum has a spun brass shell, six Art-Deco style lugs, calf heads and thin rims. Possibly the snare strainer is not original. After restoring the drum Bruce sold it to a fellow drum collector.