Photo of DCM 1154: Meacham Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Boxwood, silver key, ivory ferrules.; 61 cm.
Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: J. & H · MEACHAM / ALBANY / (unicorn head)
Mark Additional: Mark on head, upper, lower, and foot.
Condition: Head joint cracked at socket with old filling, short cross grain crack leading out from embouchure. Upper ivory ferrule a replacement, possibly by DCM. Wood cap also a replacement. Foot joint, lower ferrule a replacement, and cracked.
Provenance: Jean Mignolet, Denver, Colorado, 17 June 1932.

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.