DCM 0760: C. G. Conn Flute in A-flat (Low Pitch)

DCM ledger: "This is the first flute ever made (sent out) of molded Bakelite," according to a letter from previous owner, Allen Loomis, 22 Dec. 1927, to DCM.
Instrument type: Flute in A-flat (Low Pitch)
Medium: Bakelite, nickel silver cap, keys, and ferrules.; 40.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 2 keys (D# and long F), round flaps, modern post and rod.
Mark Maximum: C.G. CONN / ELKHART / INDIANA (inside oval cartouche)
Mark Additional: Mark on head and body.
Provenance: Allen Loomis, Elkhart, Indiana, 23 Dec. 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.