DCM 0908: Lambert Walking Stick Flute in C

Head joint cord holes are widely bushed with animal horn. While listed in Langwill under Lambert of Paris, the mark matches that of Lambert, ?Belgium, ?early 18c.
Instrument type: Walking Stick Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, turned to appear as stylized bamboo, brass terminating ferrule and iron end pin. Wood pommel is inlaid with an animal horn disk and ring.; 89.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flat flap, recessed into body of instrument. 2 large vent holes at bottom.
Mark Maximum: (crown) / LAMBERT
Mark Additional: Mark between 3rd and 4th fingerholes.
Condition: One animal horn bushing is missing.
Provenance: Sumner Healey, New York, 10 Jan. 1930.

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.