This is a beautiful & very rare Leedy Autographs of the Stars drum set. The sizes are 9X13, 12X14, 14X28 & 8X14 Broadway Parallel snare. The shells are stamped 4007 & 7-40. The toms have clear interiors with the 7 -40 stamp (and each tom has a 2nd stamp the 13" has 40 - 2 & 40 4). The bass drum & the snare have white interiors with the 4007 stamp.
These drums have a couple special features that are different from other Autograph of the Stars sets or drums that I have seen pictures of on the internet. The first difference is that most of the Autograph toms I have seen are single tension drums with tacked bottoms. These are all double tensioned drums. The second difference is that the stars on this drum are actually gold glass sparkle, there is a gold glass under wrap that is overlaid by a thin blue colored plastic wrap with the stars being left clear and that is overlaid with another thin clear plastic wrap which has the autographs stenciled on the underside of the wrap so as to protect them. The stars on the normal Autograph drums are a solid white color. The finish has a 3 dimensional look and the blue is a darker color than what is commonly found on Autograph drums. I found a catalog page from the early 1940's where it mentions that these drums can be purchased with a "Full Dress" upgrade - which is what I think they are.
This drum set has been in my home state of Michigan for many years and I was the fortunate person to become the 3rd owner since the 1980's. Hopefully it will stay here for a few more years!
