DCM 0878: Monzani & Reed Flute in C

Head joint barrel is entirely sheathed with silver sheet metal.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Cocus, silver keys, ferrules, head joint barrel veneer.; 66 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon, pewter plugs over square metal plates for C#, C. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: T.P. MONZANI / NEW-YORK / 931 / GEORGE P. REED / BOSTON
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body. Mark on head, lower, foot: T.P. MONZANI / NEW-YORK / GEORGE P. REED / BOSTON
Condition: Barrel socket cracked, despite outer metal structure, head joint upper portion cracked. G# block broken off both sides, one repaired with flathead wood screws, the other replaced with brass attached with flathead wood screws. Long F key guide block broken and missing. Short F key block broken off and missing on one side. Replaced with brass post drilled out to receive pin. Foot joint and C# block for key flap broken off and missing. DCM ledger: "Two plug keys missing, replaced Dec. 1929, from Peloubet flute."
Provenance: M. Earl, Oakland, California, 19 Aug. 1929. Formerly owned by Harry Bradley.

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.