DCM 0408: Thomas J. Weygandt English Flageolet in B-flat

Instrument type: English Flageolet in B-flat
Medium: Boxwood, possibly applewood, stained dark brown, bone (possibly ivory) mouthpiece and finger studs.; 47.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 1/7 holes plus 1 key, round flat flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: T. J. WEYGANDT / No 10 No 8th St / PHILA. / (lyre)
Mark Additional: Mark on head section, sponge and fipple. Mark on body: IMPROVED
Condition: Half-hole vent mostly filled with ebony.
Provenance: Mrs. J. McArthur Harris, Philadelphia, 24 Apr. 1924. See DCM 407.

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.