DCM 0603: Thibouville frères Fife in C or D-flat

Although this instrument has a key which would imply its being a flute, so-called, it is probably best to term it a fife based on information cited in an 1890 catalog from Martin Thibouville aîné which pictures essentially the same instrument as a "Fifre (...pour bataillon scolaire)." See also "Fife vs. Band Flute."
Instrument type: Fife in C or D-flat
Medium: Unidentified wood, nickel silver keys and end ferrules.; 35.6 cm. (as is)
Key Holes System: 1/6 plus 1 key (D#) plus 2 vent holes, cylindrical. Modern post and rod, direct mount.
Mark Maximum: (lyre) / Thibouville / Frères (cursive) / IVRY (EURE) (in oval cartouche) / (5-pointed star) / BREVETÉS / S.G.D.G. / [Fidel Aimée?] (cursive)
Condition: Cap missing.
Provenance: E. Angles, Paris, 17 July 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.