DCM 1596: Dayton C. Miller; (William Meinel, William R. Meinell, junior?) Flute in C

Original head joint is missing, and may have contained the maker's mark. Present head joint made by DCM. Original body and foot likely from the workshop of either William Meinel, or William R. Meinell, junior.
Instrument type: Flute in C
Medium: Silver.; 64.35 cm.
Key Holes System: Boehm system, foot to C.
Mark Maximum: Made by / D.C. Miller / Cleveland 1904 (cursive)
Mark Additional: Mark on plaque on head joint.
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.