DCM 1662: Anthony Clarinet in A

See DCM 271 and 1231. This and another Anthony clarinet in Minnesota appear to be the oldest surviving North American-made clarinets. Two other Anthony instruments (a concert flute and a walking stick) are preserved in the Miller Collection.
Instrument type: Clarinet in A
Medium: Boxwood, brass keys, ivory ferrules. Ebony mouthpiece.; 60 cm. (without mouthpiece)
Key Holes System: 5 keys, square flaps, pin in block.
Mark Maximum: ANTHONY / PHILADA. / (design, resembling upside down horseshoe)
Mark Additional: Mark on all sections.
Provenance: Robert E. Sheldon, Washington, D.C., 1998.

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.