DCM 0159: William Sherman Haynes Flute in C
Summary
Made for the DCM flute collection, upon request for a flute representative of the "Haynes Quality."
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Silver.; 67.4 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#, drawn toneholes, foot to C, rollers for C#, C.
Mark Maximum: THE HAYNES FLUTES / -MFD- BY- / WM. S. HAYNES CO. / BOSTON MASS. / 6195 / PATENTED
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel. Head marked: WSH (monogram)
Provenance: William S. Haynes, Boston, 18 Feb. 1921.
The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.