Definately NOT rogers.. they look to be Kent drums ( a low line ) theres a rogers wood block aND SNARE WIRES.... but the drums are NOT rogers oh yea and the t's and claws look like cleveland rogers...

Why would you say they are not Rogers? There have been oddities in the realm of hardware where transition Rogers is concerned. I would have to disagree here. They "may" be Rogers. A more close examination is necessary. Neato looking kit.

Here's one of several threads that reference Rogers kits similar to this one.

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=26278&highlight=rogers+prototype

Thanks for the link RogerSling. I followed the links back to eBay where there are more photos and the hardware on that set matches up on almost everything I questioned. The floor tom legs on mine are different, but I have since found a Rogers set in the Gallery on this site that matches mine.

Wheelgun - Thank you as well. I found a few photos of Kent drums and some of the hardware is similar.

For the benefit of anyone else trying to identify similar kits:

I found a 99 page 1964 Rogers catalog on drumarchive.com. In the parts section I found matches for many items such as the foot pedal, the bass muffler, the snare strainer, floor tom legs, etc. The hi-hat and snare stand were not in the catalog, but both were made by Dewey, which was a supplier for Rogers.

Since this kit came from a large mail order company, I wonder if Rogers was trying to provide them with a generic type product to ease competitive concerns among their regular dealers.

I remember that WMP kit discussion. Pretty cool kit if you ask me.

Festus, thanks for the drum archive.com tip. I didn't know about that one and saved to me favs. And it's amazing you've had this kit since then. And if your Dad still has the paperwork, wow major bonus. Beautiful drums.

Good stuff guys. Clapping Happy2

G.