DCM 0827: Louis Drouet Flute in C

Engraved on elliptical silver plate on barrel: No flute is genuine that / is not bought at Mr L Drouet's / Manufactory / No. 23 Conduit Street Bond St & accompanied with a Certificate / under his hand. Elaborately embossed ferrules, with roses and leaves.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, wood cap with silver stud, silver lip plate, keys, metal-lined head.; 66.45 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, reverse upward pressure counter springs (each key has 2 springs). Low C#, C keys unique early example of motion transferred 90 degrees utilizing traditional pin in block mounting.
Mark Maximum: L. DROUET / 23 CONDUIT ST / BOND ST / LONDON / 205
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on head, lower, foot: L. DROUET / LONDON / 205.
Condition: Lip plate, not original with flute, possibly made by DCM. Barrel cracked. B-flat and upper C keys missing springs. Long F and D# keys broken off just before pivot pin. Foot ferrule missing. Small crack at foot joint socket.
Provenance: William Powell, Birmingham, England, 5 Jan. 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.