DCM 0465: Hawkes Piccolo in E-flat

Instrument type: Piccolo in E-flat
Medium: Grenadilla, rubber barrel, nickel silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 26 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, modern style key cups, post and rod.
Mark Maximum: HAWKES & SON / LONDON / 2033
Mark Additional: Mark on head. Mark on barrel: (crown) A.Z / REGD N° / 381489 / 18 / 2033. Mark on upper body: HAWKES & SON / MAKERS / LONDON / 2033
Condition: Head joint, upper section, cracked. Bottom ferrule missing.
Provenance: William Powell, Birmingham, England, 16 May 1925.

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.