DCM 1482: Andrew Kauffmann Flute in C

Each ferrule was originally secured with one or two silver pin(s) or dowel(s) finished flush with the materials on both ends.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Ivory, with ivory cap and cork-setting mechanism, silver keys and ferrules. Head joint, tuning slide, partially lined with ivory.; 67.6 cm.
Key Holes System: 8 keys, with very low profile modern style pad cups (round, flat), to low C. Pin in block.
Mark Maximum: A. KAUFFMAN / LONDON
Mark Additional: Mark on head, barrel, upper, lower, and foot joints.
Condition: Head joint, upper sections, slightly cracked at its metal-lined (lower) end. Head joint barrel cracked full length, ferrule missing. Foot joint missing lower ferrule.
Provenance: Source not known.

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.