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From Prufrock

That's a nice drum! It isn't clear from the catalogs, but you could order a drum with a "super" parallel strainer, a wood shell, and aristocrat lugs. It would make sense that if your dad went to the factory to pick out shells, he could have told the people at Camco that he would prefer to have a matching wood-shelled super to match the rest of the drums in the kit.The majority of Camco supers are chrome over brass (COB). As Steve (DolFan54) has pointed out before, the only supers shown in the catalogs are the COB versions with Tuxedo lugs, so most people probably defaulted to buying this version. The catalogs do note, however, that the supers can also be ordered with wood shells, but for some reason wood-shelled versions show up much less frequently than the COB ones. Supers with Aristocrat lugs are also uncommon. So, you add together that your drum is a) a 99 Super model, b) with a wood shell, and c) with Aristocrat lugs, and you have a recipe for a very uncommon and desirable drum. Your drum looks like it has all original hardware, including the classic Camco COB "double-flange, double edge" rims. It has the second version of the Camco super strainer, which can be a little finicky. If yours is complete and working, that's a big bonus, since it can be difficult to find replacement parts. In essence, the drum is a Camco equivalent of a Rogers wood-shelled Dyna-Sonic (probably the most desirable production model snare drum from the 1960s), but a Camco like this is a lot less common. Based on the pictures, and the fact that it has the second version Super strainer, I would guess it is likely a mid-60s drum, and probably had a Camco "Oaklawn, Illinois, USA" badge on it. It would be worth finding one of those and having it installed on the drum.Really nice drum. It sounds like you have good memories of your dad as well, so that makes it all the more special!

Thanks for all of the information. Wow. Its in perfect working order and sounds better than any snare I’ve ever heard. I currently looking for badges now. As I’m doing a light restoration on all of the drums.

Thanks again.

Any idea where to get a badge?

Posted on 6 years ago
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Keep an eye out on Ebay. They can be sort of pricey, but it's worth it when you have a drum like that. There might be some in the Camco community who could have an extra badge they would be willing to sell you as well. There are a couple of forums on Facebook that you might try as well.

Posted on 6 years ago
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That's a really nice Camco snare drum! So without a badge we assume it's a Oaklawn era drum. A Oaklawn Camco badge will run you about $100 shipped but my suggestion is to have it professionally installed.

~ A true Gretsch & Camco fanatic ~
Posted on 6 years ago
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From Osahead2

That's a really nice Camco snare drum! So without a badge we assume it's a Oaklawn era drum. A Oaklawn Camco badge will run you about $100 shipped but my suggestion is to have it professionally installed.

Thanks! I’m about 99% sure it’s Oaklawn. He lived a couple of hours away and told me a story about buying it.

I bought the badge on eBay tonight. $93 with shipping. I’m doing a light restoration on it. Should be done in a week or two.

Posted on 6 years ago
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