Just got this drum the other day. The badge reads "Ludwig Drum Co./Chicago" and has no serial number. The interior is painted white, but no date stamp visible. There is a handwritten letter "P" just above the vent hole inside. It appeared to have the original Ludwig heads & snare wires, and did not appear to ever have been removed. The hoops were out-of-round, especially the snare side, but the shell is reasonably round. The bearing edges were in pretty good shape, too. When i replaced the heads, i was able to get the hoops to stay more or less centered, and tensioned evenly. It was a little tricky, since it's a "single tension" drum, which means that you cant do one head at a time, they have to be lined up/tensioned together.

If anyone can give me an idea as to the manufacture date, I'd appreciate it. Possibly early-mid 60's?

Thanks,

Ken