DCM 1536: Firth Hall & Pond Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Wood, stained dark brown, silver keys, ivory ferrules.; 62.7 cm. (as is)
Key Holes System: 4 keys, saltspoon, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: 4088(?) / FIRTH HALL & POND / N-YORK
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Barrrel: FIRTH HALL & POND / FRANKLIN SQE / N-YORK. Head marked: PATENT // FIRTH HALL & POND / N-YORK. Lower, foot: FIRTH HALL & POND / N-YORK
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked including ferrule. Missing cap and cork-setting mechanism (very likely ivory).
Provenance: Source not known.

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.