Photo of DCM 0829: Milot Flute in C - Public domain dedication

DCM ledger: "Original paste-board box."
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Unidentified wood, apparently stained both inside and out. Ivory cap and ferrules, brass key.; 62 cm., 63 cm., 64 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: Milot.
Mark Additional: Mark on all joints.
Condition: Based on its unusually good condition and the fact that the maker is apparently unknown, this being the only known example (based on Langwill), it is possible that this instrument is a replica. The longest of 3 upper body joints is warped, and all 3 each have gone out of round.
Provenance: Allen Loomis, Elkhart, Indiana, 26 Jan. 1929.

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.