DCM 0442: Pollmanini Flute in C

DCM ledger: "Voight says August Pohlmann New York". [Henry August Pollman?]
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Grenadilla, ivory upper head portion, nickel silver cap, keys, ferrules, end ferrule.; 70.35 cm.
Key Holes System: 13 keys, including left thumb G#, foot to B.
Mark Maximum: POLLMANINI
Mark Additional: Mark on head.
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked.
Provenance: W. H. Frederick, Oberlin, Ohio, 18 Oct. 1924. Formerly owned by Arthur E. Heacox, Oberlin, Ohio.

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.