Photo of DCM 1084: Thurgood Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, silver keys, ferrules, and metal-lined head.; 67.6 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: THURGOOD / LONDON / PATENT
Mark Additional: Mark on head, barrel. Mark on upper and lower body, foot: THURGOOD / LONDON
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked. B-flat key block broken and partly missing; G# key block a replacement; long F key guide pins near cup an obvious addition. Short F key block cracked at pin line; middle joint socket cracked. Spacer portion of C#/C key block missing, and replaced with nickel silver vertical pin.
Provenance: William Hayes, London, 26 Sept. 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.