DCM 0573: Hermann Wrede Flute in C

Brass ferrules are held in position by forming tack points using several swift blows with a hammer and a scribing tool or center punch.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, stained medium brown, brass key and ferrules, including 2 end ferrules on the head joint.; 61.3 cm. (as is)
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap.
Mark Maximum: H-WREDE / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head, both body sections, foot.
Condition: Cap missing (noted by DCM). Crack at upper end of upper body joint.
Provenance: O. C. Lingg, Boulder, Colorado, 15 Mar. 1926.

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.