William S. Haynes Boehm System Flute

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Haynes, William S.
Description

This flute was made by William S. Haynes in Boston, Massachusetts in 1920. It is a Boehm System flute, serial #5874, made of silver and accessioned with an original case. This flute is engraved:

THE HAYNES FLUTE
MFD BY
WM. S. HAYNES CO.
BOSTON MASS
5874
PATENTED

William S. Haynes (1864-1939) received United States Patent #1,119,954 on December 8, 1914 for “Improvements in musical wind instruments such as flutes, saxophones, piccolos and the like.”

Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of C. Malcolm Watkins
1920
ID Number
1982.0511.01
accession number
1982.0511
catalog number
1982.0511.01
Object Name
flute
Physical Description
silver (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 26 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 67.945 cm x 3.81 cm
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Boston
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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Music & Musical Instruments
Flutes
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_606275
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
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