DCM 0523: George Cloos Fife in C (B-flat)

Apprentice under Crosby? Crosby model?
Instrument type: Fife in C (B-flat)
Medium: Unidentified wood, stained brown, silver tips.; 39.7 cm.
Key Holes System: 0/6 holes.
Mark Maximum: CROSBY / [BROOKLYN?] [design?] / GC (monogram) [design?]
Mark Additional: Mark is hard to read, may not be accurate.
Condition: 2 cracks, open only on exterior (instrument is playable).
Provenance: Kirkland Coltman, Chicago, 23 Nov. 1925.

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.