Bought this Leedy Broadway Standard from an estate sale and I'm not sure what my next move should be. I've restored many drums in the past but none with quite this much 'patina' - from my research the hardware is nickel plated and although it's all solid there is deterioration and pitting.
The shell is very solid and its only problem is that a different strainer and butt were installed (not very precise) so there are a couple extra holes.
The interior is clean and has re-rings.
Badge is nearly perfect.
The pics show the drum in the state I purchased it, haven't even knocked the dust off yet.
I could do a quick clean-up and sell pretty much as-is.
I could go whole hog and re-plate the hardware and track down correct strainer / butt and do a tasteful refinish of the shell.
I could dis-assemble and sell as parts.
As far as I can tell this is a WW2 era drum and may be on the rare-ish side as most Broadways are metal shells.
Any idea of the value as it is and value if restored?
Any information and advice is appreciated.
