DCM 0113: William A. Pond & Co. Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, silver keys, ivory ferrules.; 66.35 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, modern style key cups, pewter plugs over round plates for low C#, C.
Mark Maximum: WM A. POND & Cº / 547 BROADWAY / NEW YORK
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Head and barrel, lower body, and foot joints marked: WM A. POND & Cº / NEW YORK
Condition: Head joint, both sections, cracked. Middle section crack at socket extending to hole 5. Missing middle joint ferrule and foot joint upper ferrule. Lower ferrules cracked, upper ferrule cracked and missing 170 degrees.
Provenance: Baxter-Northup Co., Los Angeles, 9 Apr. 1919.

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.