DCM 1287: William Sherman Haynes Flute

DCM ledger: "Designed for lecture demonstrations, on harmonic tones, and complex quality due to overtones.... Only tones: C, C#, D."
Instrument type: Flute
Medium: Silver.; 67.7 cm.
Key Holes System: 2 keys, foot C and C# with D# touch piece.
Mark Maximum: THE HAYNES FLUTE / MFD BY / WM. S. HAYNES CO. / BOSTON, MASS. / REG. TRADE MARK
Mark Additional: Mark on barrel. Mark on head: REGISTERED WSH (monogram) / TRADE MARK.
Provenance: William S. Haynes, Boston, 16 June 1936.

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.