DCM 1404: Claude Laurent Flute in C

All sockets have Laurent's safety hook which engages a flange on each corresponding tenon.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Clear glass frosted, silver keys. DCM ledger: "Labradorite" cap.; 67.4 cm.
Key Holes System: 6 keys, flat pad, post and rod attached to oval silver flanges except for C# and C finger levers. G# and D# flanges soft-soldered to silver ferrules. All other attached with Laurent's system utilizing small nuts and bolts. Foot joint keys curved to conform with outer circumference.
Mark Maximum: C. LAURENT À PARIS 1817 / Breveté. (cursive)
Mark Additional: Mark on silver ferrule socket on head joint.
Condition: Safety lock missing on head and may have been removed intentionally. Glass slightly chipped at fingerhole 3.
Provenance: G. Scarth Ltd., London, 28 Feb. 1940.

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.