DCM 1141: Wood & Ivy Flute in E-flat

DCM ledger: "Brass key probably replaces silver key." This instrument probably had no ferrules, but currently has nickel silver ferrules. At some point, each socket was cut back to form a shoulder intended to receive the current nickel silver ferrules, probably added as a crack prevention measure. The present head joint cap plug may be original although it is now covered with a nickel silver cap made of 2 elements brazed together.
Instrument type: Flute in E-flat
Medium: Boxwood, stained dark, nickel silver cap and ferrules, brass key.; 50.3 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: Wood & Ivy (cursive) / LATE / Geoe Wood (cursive) / LONDON / 3
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mark on upper, lower, foot: Wood & Ivy (cursive).
Condition: See Notes. Head joint cracked at socket, several replacement parts.
Provenance: John T. Shiel, Walkden, near Manchester, England, 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.