DCM 0563: J. A. & W. Geib Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, silver key, ivory end cap (possibly bone) and ferrules.; 60.3 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: J · A · W · GEIB / 23 / MAIDEN LANE / NEW-YORK
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mark on upper, lower, foot: J · A · W · GEIB. Key marked: RC (monogram)
Provenance: R. C. Hurry, New York, 20 Jan. 1926.

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.