DCM 0914: Alfred G. Badger Flute in C

Thinned ebonite head joint.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Silver tube, ebonite head, silver-plated brass keys, ebonite LH finger rest, gold shield on barrel.; 66.2 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#, foot to C.
Mark Maximum: A.G. Badger (cursive) / MAKER (engraved with flourishes on gold shield)
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel.
Provenance: Baxter-Northup Co., Los Angeles, 1 Mar. 1930.

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.