Makers name: “Firth - Hall & Pond N-York” is stamped on all five sections, plus on the main body, “Firth - Hall & Pond Franklin Sq N-York” with serial # 2726.
The flute was made in c.1835-38.
This flute will be going up for auction for the Jerry O’Sullivan Benefit fund within the next day or so thank to a generous donation by the owner.
I will post the link once we get it up.
Phil Armstrong
I wonder if that’s similar to the flute Grey Larsen plays?
From Terry McGee’s site http://www.mcgee-flutes.com/Firth&c.htm
The flute we’re looking at dates from between 1847 and 1863. Unfortunately, the company didn’t apply serial numbers, so we have no way of estimating just when the flute was made.
Denny