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Is this 30's Leedy rims?

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Hi, I just acquired these rims for a project snare I'm working on. According to the seller they are Leedy "Knobby Gold". Is this correct?, and how should they be cleaned?

Regards, Havard

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Posted on 15 years ago
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From havard

Hi, I just acquired these rims for a project snare I'm working on. According to the seller they are Leedy "Knobby Gold". Is this correct?, and how should they be cleaned?Regards, Havard

Looks like Leedy...there should be a Leedy Indianapolis or Leedy Elkhart stamp on the top rim...Looks kind of like Nobby Gold or at least faded (old lacquer) Nooby Gold...simple cleaning with 3-in-one oil or lemon oil will brighten things up...restoring the NG is another story involving stripping the old/dead lacquer off down to the original copper plating, polishing and re-gold-lacquering the rims...Nobby Gold is trickier than L&L ArtGold so you need to see what the other hardware looks like vs. your newly acquired rims...hope that helps.

Mike Curotto

Posted on 15 years ago
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Thanks for you reply. I can not find any stamps on the rims. Does this mean they are not Leedy's? Is there any other way to identify them? I have enclosed a closeup that shows the remains of the Gold lacquer.

Thanks,

Havard

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Posted on 15 years ago
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Later Leedy hoops had no identification...

Posted on 15 years ago
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From vadrums

Later Leedy hoops had no identification...

I concur...later rims it is...so technically not the right rims for your 1920s-30s Leedy but they will still work until you find the correct era rims...

Mike Curotto

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