DCM 0356: I. Ziegler Piccolo in E-flat

The bottom ferrule positioned about 5 mm. from the end is deep set in a groove which was achieved by cutting a shoulder and tenon to receive first the ferrule and followed by a second ferrule of animal horn glued into position to appear like the wood of the instrument.
Instrument type: Piccolo in E-flat
Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys, ferrules, alignment dots, animal horn ferrule.; 23.65 cm.
Key Holes System: 4 keys (long F only), round flat flaps, post and rod, direct mount.
Mark Maximum: (Hapsburg eagle) / I:ZIEGLER / WIEN / (? illegible)
Mark Additional: Mark on head and body, covered by varnish. Mark on back of body: FA / CV
Condition: Crack on outer animal horn ferrule.
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 29 Sept. 1923.

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.