DCM 1279: William Sherman Haynes Flute in C
Summary
DCM ledger: "Made especially for this Collection."
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Silver.; 67.05 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, French model, closed G#.
Mark Maximum: THE HAYNES FLUTE / MFD. BY / WM. S. HAYNES CO. / BOSTON MASS / 14267 / REG'D TRADE MARK // STERLING
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on head: REGISTERED / WHS (monogram) / TRADE MARK
Provenance: William S. Haynes, Boston, 31 Jan. 1936.
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.
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