DCM 1035: Joseph L. Marcil Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Double wall construction, likely brass, with nickel plate; key work nickel silver with nickel plate.; 68.3 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, closed G#. Rollers for C#, C.
Mark Maximum: JOSEPH L. MARCIL / DETROIT. (on elliptical plaque)
Mark Additional: Mark on upper body.
Provenance: Allen Loomis, Elkhart, Indiana, 24 Dec. 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.