Strauss plastic toy slide whistle made ibn British Hong Kong.
 
Slide whistles are mostly made from 3 main matrials
1) Plastics & Polymers. 
2) Wood of different kinds .
3) Metal.

Slide whistles are either Musical Instruments used in music or as  sound effects.
or Toys. and  are made by either Musical Instruments makers and whistle makers, or Toy makers & Companies.

The origin of the slide whistle starts somewhere along the development of Slide trumpets  trombones and early brass instruments in Italy and Germany . in the pictures below one may see a page from a book , 1618 describing musical instruments, and a slide trumpet made in Britain 1897, it is in the National Music Museum and one may look and admire the more detailed pictures.
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                        
                  
                             

A very early 1800's  Musical instrument, large wood slide whistle,  50cm closed and about 70 cm open.
The whistle is pictured beside a 1920s Swanee whistle for size comparison.
Slide whistles have a range of one octave, and are usually pitched at C concert note.
The picture below that shows some of  the lead strip on the wood piston of the large whistle
marked with one octave chromatic scale.




Two slide whistles by Distin, Great britain, pre 1855.
(the right on is stamped "Distin Maker" on mouth piece)


 H A Ward small proffesional brass whistle made by H A Ward c. 1900


19th Century Brass whistle . Dutch or French made.

                                     

Japanese  slide whistle toy shaped as ship and anchor , cast metal, 5 inch, c 1920's ,30's.

American advertisment wooden slide slide whistles in a sales man sample folder.



 American slide whistle made by the Drum Company; LEEDY MFG CO LEED BLDG IN EKKHART IN. U.S.A
c 1920's.
                             
A  solid one piece body slide whistle made by Ludwig & Ludwig Drum co. c 1910s 20's.

                                              
Hezzie Junior slide whistle by Trophy Products. 1940's.


2 Small slide whistle by Distin Circa  late 1840s early 1850s.
                                       
                                               
                                                                               The British Swanee Whistle.

                                                       
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Canary Slide whistle, J Hudson & Co. Model # 285 ,
Nickel Plated Brass early 1930s.
                                                      


                                                          
Cat and Bird ,A  Plastic slide toy whistle that has a special warble effect made by a small brass reed that moves,
 this one was made in Germany 1950s, simmilar variations
were made at the U.K and the U.S.A. since the late 1940s.


Above; Combex plastic whistle from U.K 1956 Registered design # 881470,
The bird moves it's beak when whistle is blown. 21 cm.


A Comical Plastic slide whistle 1950's, with bird cat and cello.




A  modern Double slide whistle with inline mouth piece,made of bamboo in the far east.


U.S.A. Orphan Annie, brass slide whistle premium 1940's.








Whistle museum notes by A Strauss (All rights reserved).