Faurot The man & His Whistle, American Whistle manufacturers, Carmody's Whistle Patent . A.Strauss (To be cont. Click tittle to see picttures)
J. Faurot - (Oct. 14, 1872 -Nov. 20, 1942 )
New York City Police detective who introduced the use of finger-printing in the United States.
He was the first to use fingerprints to identify a criminal, and the first to obtain a conviction with fingerprint evidence.
Faurot rose to become a deputy police commissioner before his retirement in 1926.
In 1906, N.Y.P.D. Police Commissioner McAdoo sent Det. Sgt. Joseph Faurot to London to obtain information of the process of fingerprinting, where it had been in use for several years. Det. Sgt. Faurot returned with samples of the first fingerprint cards, at which time the Department began to implement this new crime fighting technique. In 1908, a murder case was the first case solved by the N.Y.P.D. utilizing this technology.
THE WHISTLE
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Faurot whistle ; the mouthpiece covers the diaphragm mechanism and can be pulled off .
N.Y.P.D. Numbered police whistle, # 2500, 1920's Faurot whistle stamped on side.
The diagphragm mechanism with cover taken off.
THE PATENT 1918 CARMODY's FAUROT WHISTLE
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It is asummed that Faurot collaborated with H.J. Carmody who invented other police related items and this whistle in manufacturing , the buisness relation between the two is still veiled and has to be searched for.
Here are the details of the original patent
Patent number: 1397263
Filing date: Feb 16, 1918
Issue date: Nov 1921
Inventor: Carmody
Patent Drawing 1918 Carmody's patent for the Faurot whistle
Patent Describtion.
Faurot whistle Stamped "Police Sergeants Banquet 1920.
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Avner,
Thanks for your time and effort in researching these whistles and manufactureres. I am learning a lot by reading your articles.
Joe
Hi Joe
I greatly appreciate your comment and glad you've found it helpful , hope I would find time to keep my research and shall you come across any discoveries I will be glad to hear , you are most welcome to make comments or ask questions.
And it is nice to hear we share a mutual interest .
Keep in touch.
Avner
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i have one of these faurot whistles, this was the only place that had good info. thanks, Mary.I will send apicture if you wish.
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