DCM 1060: Buffet-Crampon Oboe in C

Instrument type: Oboe in C
Medium: Cocus(?), top possibly of Honduras rosewood, lower of cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 55.7 cm.
Key Holes System: 15 keys, 4 finger rings, to low B, saltspoon keys. Double hole for finger 3 G#/A-flat in addition to the standard key for that note.
Mark Maximum: (lyre) / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie (cursive) / A PARIS (in oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / BREVETÉS / S.G.D.G.
Mark Additional: Mark on upper. Mark on bell: (lyre) / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie (cursive) / A PARIS (in oval cartouche) / 45 / ??
Condition: Wood chip and possibly adjacent metal element missing at hole 3 area. Crack in lower end, bell section.
Provenance: H. Manière, Paris, 5 Aug. 1931.

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.