DCM 0996: Heinrich Grenser Flute in C

The presence of "Germany" stamp may have been applied in compliance with a 1890 tariff act requiring all merchandise entering the U.S. to show place of origin. See DCM 997.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ebony, ivory cap and ferrules, boxwood cork-setting mechanism, silver keys.; 62.4 cm.
Key Holes System: 5 keys, square flat flaps, pin in block. Long F key is a second lever to open the short F key.
Mark Maximum: (Saxon swords) / H · GRENSER / DRESDEN
Mark Additional: Mark on head, foot. Mark on upper: (Saxon swords) / H · GRENSER / 3 / GERMANY. Mark on lower: (Saxon swords) / H · GRENSER
Condition: Beautiful.
Provenance: Zimmermann & Co., Markneukirchen, Germany, through Harry V. Baxter (of Baxter-Northup Co., Los Angeles) and Gebrüder Mönnig, Markneukirchen, Germany, 27 Sept. 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.