DCM 0781: William Henry Potter Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus or unidentified tropical dark wood. Ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism, and ferrules. Silver keys, pewter plugs over metal-lined holes.; 67.15 cm.
Key Holes System: 7 keys, pewter plugs, foot to C.
Mark Maximum: 6 WILLM. HENY / POTTER / IOHNSON'S COURT / FLEET STREET / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel. Mark on head: PATENT. Mark on upper and lower: WILLM HENY / POTTER. Mark on foot: PATENT / WILLM HENY POTTER
Condition: Head joint, cracked, both sections, both ferrules. Foot joint E-flat key broken near pivot, misaligned during solder repair attempt. Pin holes in key strangely enlarged. Pewter plug appears to be a replacement attempt. E-flat key pad seat bushing missing.
Provenance: William Powell, Birmingham, England, 5 May 1928.

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.