DCM 0424: William Henry Potter Flute in C

"Woodward" mark on barrel from another stamp. This instrument probably had 3 corps de rechange.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism and ferrules, silver keys, metal-lined head.; 66.7 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, pewter plug, foot to C. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: 6 / WILLM HENY / POTTER / JOHNSON'S COURT / FLEET STREET / LONDON // WOODWARD
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel. Mark on head: PATENT. Mark on body: WILLM HENY / POTTER. Mark on foot: PATENT / WILLM HENY / POTTER
Condition: Head joint barrel cracked, full length, not including ferrule. F key missing spring and bent out of alignment.
Provenance: William Powell, Birmingham, England, 7 July 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.