DCM 0952: Robert Wolf & Co. Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 60.3 cm. (as is)
Key Holes System: 4 keys, square flat flaps, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (unicorn head) / ROBERT WOLF & C° / 79 / CORNHILL / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mark on upper, lower, foot: ROBERT WOLF & C° / LONDON
Condition: DCM: "Cap missing." The instrument has a replacement cap of unknown origin. Missing foot joint lower ferrule.
Provenance: William Hayes, London, 30 July 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.