Photo of DCM 1103: Card Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, appearing somewhat like maple, silver keys and ferrules, metal-lined head.; 67.6 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, saltspoon. Pewter plugs for low C#, C, modern post and rod.
Mark Maximum: PATENT // CARD & Cº / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head.
Condition: Head joint, upper section, cracked. The embouchure hole, the 2nd finger RH tonehole and possibly the 1st finger right hand have been drastically enlarged by an amateur craftsman. Foot joint bottom ferrule possibly a replacement by DCM.
Provenance: J. Cheetham, Birkenhead, England, 1 Oct. 1931.

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.