DCM 1130: Andrew Kauffmann Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ivory, silver keys and ferrules.; 65.9 cm. (without cap)
Key Holes System: 8 keys, round, modern style key cups, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: (unicorn head?) / A. KAUFFMANN / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head, barrel, upper and lower body, foot.
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked, head joint cap missing. Upper joint lower tenon broken off, right hand joint tenon broken off and lodged in foot joint socket. Foot joint missing lower ferrule, and cracked in key mounting ring.
Provenance: Harold Reeves, London, 4 Apr. 1932.

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.