DCM 1282: Pond & Co. Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Maple(?), brass key, brass ferrules, and nickel-plated brass ferrule. See Condition.; 60.1 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: POND & Co / ALBANY
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper, lower, foot.
Condition: Head joint cracked from upper end to embouchure and cracked at socket in 2 places resulting in an entire wedge of wood separating from the main body. It was repaired at some unknown time by regluing the separated piece and then by hand-carving away material to be replaced with a brass ferrule which has been nickel plated. Embouchure hole has been crudely enlarged. Foot joint cracked at socket, and has a similar metal ferrule repair.
Provenance: Mrs. Emily R. Plummer, Point Loma, California, 11 Mar. 1936. Formerly owned by William Garretson, 1801-1872.

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.