Instrumententyp: Fife in B (Fife in C) Mittel: Buchsbaum, Endkappen aus Messing.

Instrument type: Fife in B-flat (Fife in C)
Medium: Boxwood, brass end ferrules.; 36.5 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes, conical.
Mark Maximum: (angel with trumpet) / IACOB / STREULLI. / A. HORGEN. / (fleur-de-lis) // C // (angel with trumpet) / IM / CANT. / ZURICH
Condition: Upper end ferrule and instrument sidewall perforated with hole, possibly for carrying cord.
Case: DCM ledger: "Latten-brass tubular case with strap." Case has end-opening (hinged) top and is lined with felt. The case is nearly 4 centimeters longer than instrument and may have originally served to carry a scientific instrument or telescope. Each end has soldered to it a sheet metal ferrule, each distorted in 2 places to form a leather strap retaining loop.
Provenance: Henning Oppermann, Basel, 4 June 1929.

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.