DCM 0402: Joseph Wallis Piccolo in C

DCM ledger: "The head is of same model as for the Giorgi flute [see 112]. The body of the piccolo is of the same pattern as ordinary 6-keyed instrument, except that the D# and short F keys are bent to conform to the slanting position of the fingers."
Instrument type: Piccolo in C
Medium: Cocus, ebonite head, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 26.3 cm.
Key Holes System: Giorgi System, conical, 6 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod.
Mark Maximum: J. WALLIS & SON / GIORGI PATENT / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel. Mark on PATENT. Mark on upper: J. WALLIS & SON / LONDON / D
Provenance: William Powell, Birmingham, England, 22 Mar. 1924.

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.