DCM 1363: George Howarth Piccolo in C, High Pitch, Left-Handed

Instrument type: Piccolo in C, High Pitch, Left-Handed
Medium: Ebonite, silver keys and ferrules, and socket liner.; 30.2 cm.
Key Holes System: Keywork is essentially Boehm system with open G#, including standard trill keys for the right hand with Briccialdi variation. However, the RH is a variation of the old system, similar to the Carte 1867 patent models. This includes 1st finger F# or F-natural, plus 3rd finger F-natural old system or F# Boehm system.
Mark Maximum: (harp) / G. HOWARTH / MAKER / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head, body.
Case: Name plate on case marked: S. Watmough.
Provenance: A. V. Ebblewhite, London, 5 Aug. 1938.

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.