Photo of DCM 0831: Goulding Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C

Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap and ferrules, silver keys with pewter plugs, metal-lined toneholes.; 66.1 cm.

Key Holes System: 6 keys, pewter plugs, pin in metal-lined block, except for low C#, C.

Mark Maximum: PATENT / 6 / (Prince of Wales feathers) / GOULDING / D'ALMAINE / POTTER & Co. / SOHO-SQUARE / LONDON

Mark Additional: Mark on barrel. Mark on upper, lower, foot: GOULDING & Co.

Condition: Head joint, both sections, large crack through embouchure hole, including both ferrules. Lower body joint cracked at socket, including ferrule, and missing 2 portions of F key mount. Foot joint cracked at socket, not including ferrule.

Provenance: First National Bank, Oil City, Pennsylvania, 15 Feb. 1929.

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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