DCM 1646: Metzler Flute in C (Part only)

Instrument type: Flute in C (Part only)
Medium: Cocus, silver embossed ferrule.; 13.5 cm. (as is)
Key Holes System: Likely a 4-keyed instrument originally, pin in block. Probably nickel silver keys and ferrules originally.
Mark Maximum: METZLER / LONDON
Condition: The F key blocks were broken off on both sides, and have been crudely replaced with brass components from an electrical device applied with steel wood screws.
Provenance: Source not known.

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.