Boehm System Flute

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description

This flute was made by Carl Schreiber in Markneukirchen, Germany, 1920s. It is a Boehm System flute, serial #1621, made of stained rosewood with silver ferrules and keys and features a winged head joint made of silver. This flute is stamped:

CARL SCHREIBER
SOLE AGENTS:
LYON & HEALY
CHICAGO
1621

Carl August Schreiber (1871-1931) was a German woodwind maker whose company flourished from 1898 into the early 20th century. His flutes were sold in the United States exclusively by Lyon & Healy in Chicago, Illinois.

Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of James M. Swain
1920s
ID Number
1985.0016.12
accession number
1985.0016
catalog number
1985.0016.12
Object Name
flute
Physical Description
rosewood (overall material)
silver (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 26 1/2 in x 2 in x 1 1/2 in; 67.31 cm x 5.08 cm x 3.81 cm
place made
Germany: Saxony, Markneukirchen
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National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_606221
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
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