Rudall Carte model years

6 models · 6 with a basis-labeled price — Rudall Carte (London) sold key systems rather than a numbered model range: old system, Carte 1851, Carte 1867, Radcliff, Rockstro and Boehm. Rows follow those systems, with dates from oldflutes.com (which prints the patent years and the 1894 Radcliff circular) and McGee's study of the Radcliff model. Model-era code-tables for this brand should key on these system names..

Old System 8-key — Rudall Carte old-system eight-key flute
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Carte 1851 — Rudall Carte 1851 system flute
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1851 onwards

Carte 1867 — Rudall Carte 1867 system flute
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1867 onwards

Radcliff Model — Rudall Carte Radcliff model flute
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1870 onwards

Rockstro Model — Rudall Carte Rockstro model flute
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Boehm — Rudall Carte Boehm system flute
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1847 onwards