DCM 1264: Thomas Saxton; Hartley Flute in C

The head joint and upper body boldly stamped, with Saxton, including on the head the city name Nottingham, the Saxton stamp on the upper body joint has only the maker name, Saxton, with a trefoil above and a sun beneath, which is given in Langwill as an alternative stamp (Saxton), the lower body joint has the trefoil and sun lightly, as on the upper body joint, with the name Hartley stamped in between. The two body joints appear to be well-matched. The foot joint appears to be well-matched, but may be from another instrument. The original turnings on the foot are not present due to having been cut back to a shoulder to receive an ivory ferrule, intended to repair a crack in the foot socket. The repair was neatly and ornately executed, but not likely the original profile.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ivory, silver key.; 60.8 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: THO: SAXTON / NOTTINGHAM
Mark Additional: Mark on head, see Notes. Mark on upper: (trefoil) / THO: SAXTON / (sun). Mark on lower: (trefoil) HARTLEY / (sun).
Condition: Foot joint cracked, see Notes.
Provenance: W. E. Hill & Son, London, 2 Sept. 1935.

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.