DCM 0678: Rudall Carte & Co. Flute in C

Head joint thin wall with integral embouchure plate, lined with gold tube terminating in head joint tenon/tuning pipe.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, thinned, silver inlay at wood cap, keys. Head joint lined with gold tube.; 67.6 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, open G#. DCM ledger: "Has reverse action to D# [Miller reports having altered this feature to normal design in 1927].... One of my super fine specimens, except for key 'freaks'. [Original key] scheme of original owner, Mr. Daintith."
Mark Maximum: (crown) / RUDALL / CARTE & Cº LTD. / 23 BERNERS STREET / OXFORD STREET / LONDON / 6208
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on head: (crown) / RUDALL / CARTE & Cº LTD. / LONDON
Condition: Head joint cracked full length.
Provenance: John T. Shiel, Walkden, near Manchester, England, 24 Sept. 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.