DCM 0175: Anonymous, possibly French Fife in C or D-flat

Although this instrument has a key which would imply its being a flute, so-called, it is probably best to term it a fife based on the catalog information cited above. See "Fife vs. Band Flute." An 1890 catalog from Martin Thibouville aîné pictures what is essentially the same instrument as a "Fifre (...pour bataillon scolaire)."
Instrument type: Fife in C or D-flat
Medium: Wood, with dark stain and dark varnish, nickel silver key and end ferrules.; 35.55 cm.
Key Holes System: 1/6 holes plus 1 key (D#) plus 2 vent holes. Modern post and rod.
Mark Maximum: No mark.
Provenance: Pawn shop, Chicago, 9 May 1921.

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.