This flute was made by William S. Haynes in Boston, Massachusetts in 1949. It is a Boehm System flute, serial #20500, made of platinum with gold keys and accessioned with an original case and case cover, and an extra gold head joint with an original case. This flute is engraved:
THE HAYNES FLUTE
MFD. BY
WM. S. HAYNES CO.
BOSTON, MASS.
20500
REG. TRADE MARK
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