Photo of DCM 0718: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication

This instrument has some interesting, apparently maker, mistakes. Opposite the embouchure hole, the inner wall has a slight hole, possibly an accident from the original pilot drill. The foot joint reveals problems in drilling the pin holes for all of the key blocks. The lower key block pin for the C# key is visibly not perpendicular.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ivory, animal horn cap, gold-plated keys, tortoise shell ferrules.; 66.6 cm.
Key Holes System: Conical, 6 keys, square flat flaps, foot to C. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: See Physical Description.
Provenance: C. Van Raalte Collection, Brownsea Castle Sale, 21 June 1927, Bournemouth, England, obtained by Harold Reeves, London, on behalf of DCM, received 6 Aug. 1927.

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.