DCM 1373: Claude Laurent Flute in C

All three sockets have safety hooks.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Clear glass, frosted, fluted exterior. Silver keys and flanges.; 67.4 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, foot to C, round curved flaps with articulated (pivot) for D#. Post and rod on silver flanges bolted to body except for D#, C#, C, which are soldered to foot socket ferrule. C#, C finger levers mounted on flange containing, for each key, a post to the right and a vertical silver plate to the left and transferring motion at a right angle to the key flaps.
Mark Maximum: C, LAURENT À PARIS 1818 / Breveté, (cursive)
Mark Additional: Mark on head.
Provenance: Estate of John T. Shiel, Walkden, near Manchester, England, 31 Dec. 1938.

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.