DCM 0875: Theobald Boehm Flute in C

DCM ledger: "Ferrules on two sockets with tightening screws.... Cap for head joint."
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys, ferrules, wood crutch (may belong to another flute).; 65.8 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#.
Mark Maximum: Th. Boehm / München
Mark Additional: Engraved on end of silver cork stud.
Condition: Missing plaque (see DCM 177, bone and silver enamel trademark plaque).
Provenance: Sigmund Koch, Munich, 23 July 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.