DCM 0092: Boehm & Mendler Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Silver, gold embouchure plate.; 67.3 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#, octave (Schleif) key.
Mark Maximum: Th. Boehm & Mendler / in / München.
Mark Additional: Mark engraved on barrel.
Condition: Case lid hinge (fabric) torn apart full length.
Case: Original case.
Provenance: George W. Haynes, New York, 22 Mar. 1918.

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.