DCM 0074: Alfred G. Badger Flute in C

Foot joint lower ferrule and head joint cap with finely knurled decoration.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, silver lip plate ferrule with decoration, silver cap, keys and ferrules.; 67.1 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm's 1832 system, conical, Dorus G#, Briccialdi B-flat thumb lever (apparently not original), split ring for LH 1st finger B-flat and F#. Foot with roller C, and 2 pewter plugs (probably not original).
Mark Maximum: N° 818 / (lyre) / A. G. BADGER / NEW.YORK / (lyre) // 210
Mark Additional: Mark on body. Mark on head: (lyre) / A. G. BADGER / NEW.YORK / (lyre), foot marked: A. G. BADGER / NEW.YORK
Condition: Cracked at head joint barrel and at foot joint socket. Case lid hinge (fabric) torn apart full length.
Case: Original or period case of decorative leather, contains wood crutch.
Provenance: Baxter-Northup Co., Los Angeles, 13 Sept. 1917.

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.