Photo of DCM 1333: Rampone Flute in C - Public domain dedication

Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Unidentified hard wood, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 71.2 cm.
Key Holes System: 12 keys, foot to B, modern style key cups, with pewter plugs over metal-lined holes for low C to B. Post and rod.
Mark Maximum: (tuning-fork with leaves) / RAMPONE / MILANO
Mark Additional: Mark on head and upper. Mark on barrel (on plaque) and lower: RAMPONE / MILANO
Provenance: G. Meriggioli, Milan, 4 Dec. 1937.

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.