DCM 0444: Henry Starck Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Rosewood(?), bright nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 65.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, Nicholson holes, shallow saltspoon, post and rod direct mount.
Mark Maximum: H. Starck (cursive) / LONDON / N.W / MAKER / SOLE AGENTS / CHAS. BEGG & C° / DUNEDIN. N.Z.
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on head: H. Starck (cursive) / LONDON
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked.
Provenance: Baxter-Northup Co., Los Angeles, 3 Nov. 1924.

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.