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Music Sounds and more, Avner Strauss

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — 2013-04-25T18:49:01Z

Dew to myself being busy with music and more music I had taken some time off from publishing new posts- articles here.
The past year was the most prolific year for me being busy with many recordings and musical projects beside completing a double acoustic instrumental album I had recorded many new songs and Blues
Here is a Blues for you from some live Jam sessions in the studio..

My new guitar double album and concerts took much of my time .
You may see and listen here
http://www.avnerstrauss.com/equator_english.html

It contains 31 guitar works for solo and ensembles with 37 musicians .
30 years of some of my guitar and music.
with a special concept in mind: western and eastern hemisphere.
It is a limited signed edition. (price includes worls wide shipping)
which is still available ,
Hopefully soon it will not be available. :-)

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I am greatfull fot the many readers and followers and people who quote this website and keep it growing
I appologize the thousands of questions I had no time to answer but I read all comments and questions.
You may write me at
info@avnerstrauss.com

Hopefully in the future I will bring new posts and new whistles .
Love and Best wishes
Avner

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Rare Antique Whistles,Two Chamber Escargot Whistles, Double chamber and two windows.

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — 2013-03-14T19:36:34Z

A personal note : dew to working on various musical albumsI was away, dear readers and visitors. A new double guitar album "Equator" was published today 3/ 13/ 2013 and is available now ( 31 Guitar pieces )
You may listen to 31 samples now.
http://www.avnerstrauss.com/guitars/equator.html
one may listen to a single "Memories" that was released for radio broadcast. (Press arrow on right for listening) the piece has some twists in the plot
http://patiphon.co.il/music/mho6609IHQ
may share my joy it includes 31 one pieces recorded in live concerts and studious recorded over the last 30 years.
In few days all 31 pieces will be available
( for listening and purchaing seperate tracks)
and back to whistles :-)
Sharing on face book is always welcome I noted now that 420 peaple and friend shared today may there be more , thanks !!!
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Examining Two Cahmber escargot style whistles , I use the term Escargot - referee whistle because I have no better one in mind .

2 1/4" along the bottom, including mouthpiece. Stands 1 3/4" tall and is 11/16" wide.
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A Masterpiece of design and craftmanship This whistle has many unique features,
It Measures : 2 1/4" along the bottom, including mouthpiece. Stands 1 3/4" tall and is 11/16" wide.

And hand punched different ornaments to each side.

I believe it comes from the far east, my gut feeling is that it is a Chinese whistle and work, but it is the only one I had seen, I had seen this ornament style on chinese works before , If you have any ideas you are welcome to comment.

As to dating the whistle I would say it is 1890 to 1910 but again it is a rough guess.

The whistle is extreemly heavy probably because of some massive brass part inside for the division of the two chambers but I did not take it apart to look.

The two different windows on each side are placed in a different distance from the mouthpiece,
the window that is closer to the mouthpiece produces a LOWER NOTE

The pitches are a perfect 4th apart one being an F and the other a Bb a 4th higher.

interstingly the cast heavy mouthpiece has three holes

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Observing some escargot types ( having no better name yet)  I noted ones which have two chambers and ones that have two windows.
Hopefully I can disscus this further and bring more samples later.

Below a two chamber escargot by Acme, There are few variations of two connected escargots many times with two different size and pitch escargots are attaches together , "Twin Whistles"


The Polish Police whistle Patent No. 51480 which later apeared as the M.O. whistle without the patent number. as the other whistles here a very rare and sought after whistle.

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A two window whistle which appears in a french makers catalog of 1926,
A gift to the museum from Raymondin Belgium ,
I remember whistles that I recieved as gifts better than ones which I paid for a lot . Thanks Raymond if you get to read.

Two Chamber Teardrop shape, oval design, whistle 1894 ,55mm.
Silver Hallmarks For London 'FE' Silversmith,
the whistle apeared in Martin Gilchrist great book "More Whistles"

Bird eye view of window at one side of the whistle.

To be cont.

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Very Rare Bicycle Whistle by F. L. Johnson Pat'd Sept 22 ,1885

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — 2013-02-09T19:19:05Z

Double Pipe, Two Chamber bicycle Whistle 1885

The whistle is very rare probably as rare as the tank whistle, as I had seen more of the Acme Tank whistles then I had seen these.
It is one which nothing has been written about before.
I had never seen one identified as such because the stamp is very small and can hardly be detected . and because of the interesting patent date. ( see further note )
Note the two different parts of the whistle which are held together by a wire which goes around the whistle forms the loop and continues to the other side in a symmetrical way.
The wire is bent in its end goes into the whistle's mouthpiece and there both ends of the wire are soddered together.
In terms of sound it is by far the loudest (and much bigger and heavier then it's simmilar looking type.) Figure
made of thick brass .
It is valued at 300 to 500 USD .
It can be easily identified by the heavy wire which connects the two different parts of the whistle.

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Data :
Length: 108 mm
Lenth to end of short pipe 80 mm
Width: 17 mm
Notes
Short F
Long Bb
Interval Perfect 5th
The Loudest Volume db
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The higher arrow points at the wire which can be used to identify the whistle,( the whistle has the wire on both sides) .


The patent drawings show the original patent and the actuall drawing of this whistle 4 years later. The contaradiction between the actual stamp on the whistle (see lower arrow in the picture above,Sept.22 ,1885) and the drawing was confusing at first.

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I may expand the post to other whistles by Frederick .L Johnson . when time permits , as there are more variations.
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Variations of the overmann wheel company double pipe with inline mouthpiece which appeared few months before this one and
scarce. ( value 100 to 150 USD ) shown for comparison as these are the more common construction used by various opther companies.

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See a longer artcle about bicycle whistles here
http://whistlemuseum.com/2011/09/17/bicycle-whistles-general-view.aspx


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Whistle lovers, Collectors and Reaserch of Whistles. 3 Links.

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — 2013-01-30T11:14:33Z

The subject of researching whistles has many news, many of these appear on various websites, really too many news to follow all, I would like to turn attention to three different subjects.
All these are subjects I mentioned before and wish I had more time to research
and write about many of the subjects that arise from these links....enjoy.

1 South American Clay Whistles
2 The Metropolitan Museum Whistle Collection. (fascinating, would be an uderstatement))
3 The Pico Pipe, and a previously unkown (To me) British maker, on eBay now.
Rare Sardinian Shepherd's Picco. Tabor Pipe, 3 hole flute whistle, c1850.
With Duct window.

a serious research into South American clay whistles is to found there
http://www.tlapitzalli.com/rvelaz.geo/frogs/frogs.html
Yaxchilán's clay frogs

C-405 clay dual whistle

Roberto Velázquez Cabrera
Virtual Research Institute Tlapitzcalzin

Firs version April 8, 2002. Last version January 7, 2003
(Consultation paper)

Versión en Español
Short popular version

and there
http://www.acoustics.org/press/144th/velazquez.htm

2 ) The Metropolitan Museum
has a huge collection of thousands of whistle related objects ( my personal estimate)
treasures for whistle lovers.
Putting the words 'Silver whistles' in their search box, would give you about 30,000 results....
It appears under many various titles as whistles, Boatswain Pipe, Flutes, Aerophones, Birds and Musical Instruments and more/
http://www.metmuseum.org/search-results?ft=whistles&x=1&y=6

http://www.metmuseum.org/search-results?ft=Boatwain+Pipe

One can spend hors reading and examinning the huge collection.
click photos for enalarging and twice for a full screen view.

3 ) Rare Sardinian Shepherd's Picco Tabor Pipe, 3 hole flute whistle c1850
On eBay Now item #
271144450828

Here are links to wikipedia, and one should note 6he links that apear there
Fife and Drums and many more related whistles.

Picco pipe

Tabor pipe

The picco pipe (also called a Tabor pipe) is the smallest form of ducted flue tabor pipe or flute-a-bec. It is 3½" long, with the windway taking up 1½". It has only three holes: two in front and a dorsal thumb hole. It has the same mouthpiece as a recorder. The bore end hole of the picco Pipe has a small flare, and the lowest notes were played with a finger blocking this end. The range is from b to c3, using the slight frequency shift between registers to sound a full chromatic scale, like the tabor pipe. It was popularized in 1856 at Covent Garden in London by a 25-year-old blind Sardinian player.

The　three-hole pipe, also commonly known as　Tabor pipe　is a wind instrument designed to be played by one hand, leaving the other hand free to play a tabor drum, bell, psalterium　or　tambourin à cordes, bones, triangle or other percussive instrument. The three-hole pipe's origins are not known, but it dates back at least to the 11th Century.　

It was popular from an early date in France, the iberian Peninsula　and Great Britain and remains in use there today.　In the Basque Country it has increasingly gained momentum and prestige during the last century, especially during the last years of Franco's dictatorship, following that it turned into a hallmark of Basque identity and folk culture. New pipe and tabor schools have cropped up since throughout the country, providing along with tabor the musical background for traditional Basque dance ensembles.

The most common form of tabor pipe in the Basque region is tuned　tone, semitone, tone. The most common form in Provence is tuned　tone, tone, tone. The English tabor pipe is commonly tuned　tone, tone, semitone, and corresponds to the three lowest holes of a tin whistle.

The Pico is stamped as made by J Russell, 80 Goswell St, London

and made c.1850s or a bit later.

Regards
Avner Strauss

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Whistle Notes Quarterly, (Part 1) . Additional Notes By A.Strauss

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — 2013-01-16T22:28:57Z

Whistle Notes Quarterly, (Part 1) and some of James Fitch collection. Under Construction
I wrote a long assay and it went wild with the wind, So I will rewrite and mean while here is the begining (Article Underconstruction)
The first whistle quartely that came out in 1997 had 4 issues which I will discuss and bring in few articles.
I shall start with some photos from the collection of the man who intiated this magazine and bring notes and share pages from the magazines which I planned to bring years ago but had these in PDF files and did not have the technical skills to bring here. I would also like to thank the German collector who sent these files and helped me when I started collecting.
so enjoy and keep an eye for more to come,
Thanks to Mr, James Fitch from the U.S.A a long time collector for photos from his personal collection and for the permission to bring the magazine. The Magazine was put out by
'The Call & Whistle Collector's Association' C.W.C.A , Here is the Cover of the 1rst issue.
I must add that I have the utmost respect to the old times collectors, Pre eBay times collectors who were part of this magazine which dealt with many American whistles as well .
The magazine followed the first book about whistle collecting Collecting Whistles written by James L .Dundas, I believe it is still available. Printed in 1995. Mr Dundas was active with the C.W.C.A as well.
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The 1rst issue dealt with Bobby whistls, Caracker Jack whistles, Bosun Pipes, Weather Bird Shoe Whistles
Hezzie Junior Slide Whistle and more. It had 16 Pages.
I shall add photos that are available now and notes.

American Bird Calls, there are notes to be added on few, the second from left with wood loop desrves an article
which I planned years ago , it was poste4d here in a previous article as a bird call but it is not, it is part of a pot for boiling water . ( Interesting , and it does have the sound of an Owl hooter, there are few variations of this type) _
Dog Heads; From the Collection of J. Fitch (Exept the Dixon Extractor and the Yates Duck head on the right ) notes would be added.
Page 2 of whistle notes by J Fitch

More page of the whistle museum and Mr Fitch collection are coming soon.
Comments and questions are most welcome.

Pg 16 of the whistle notes issue # 1
Note the great range of topics to appear in the next issues.
Page 14 , whistle snippets, a lot to learn and a great document about whistle collecting and prices at that period.

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Advertising whistles Page 7 Weather Bird Shoes .

I could have written a book about the subject advertising whistles, Shoes advertising whistles are
a topic within itself.
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Page 13

There are many notes to be added I could probably devote a post for notes on each page, learning and researching whistles is an endless subject the whistle notees truly added a lot and triggered
many topics.
Many whistles that were a riddle as to origin and maker were solved with time.
The whistle on the buttomn right is a Patent from 1924 and the Patentee was from California if my memory serves me right. It is scarce and a beautiful toy whistle show piece.
I should bring a color photo as well and more details when I find more time.
took me quiet a while to figure this one out.
Also true whistle enthusiasts may find interest in knowing the name of some great old time collectors
few of which had marvelous collections, some of these collectors are not with us any more and their collections were scattered between various other collectors.
I may discuss some as a tribute in the next posts.

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I appologize not answering all the comments and questions, some I answer privately, and some
I did not have time to answer ( There are tousands of comments and questions) but hopefully some collectors can answer many of the questions in comments. and I wish to thank all the readers who
added to my knowledge either by sending photos of great rare whistles or by contributing learned comments.
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I take this opportunity to thank my visitors, the rate of visits had been significantly growing since March 2012
. I am glad there is such an interest in the website though we shall bear in mind there are visitors from India which I imagine are probably looking for clothing. :-) ( Whistles...)
I now whistle collectors from all over the Globe but had not heard of a whistle collector from India, there must be some ( Anyone out there ? ) and it will be a pleasure to write to. I do have a special interest in Indian whistles as well.
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I am glad to tell my friends that I had recorded a new Double Guitar album, Equator which is available here.
with some samples. It features30 instrumental eclectic fingerstyle guitar album and one may listen to few samples there will be more. http://www.avnerstrauss.com/equator-english.html
my personal website is mostly in Hebrew with many poems and songs but we did a small section in English as well.


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Plural Whistle Design & Alexander P. Hatch Whistle Patents

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — 2013-01-04T19:59:43Z

The Plural Whistle Design & Alexander P. Hatch

Additional variations of the Plural whistle.
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Alexaner P Hatch designed few very rare whistles, It seems that he was Born in New York 1858
and was living in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut around the turn of the 19th century
He probably worked for one of the whistle makers in that area which had a few.
He registered two nice Patents one for aPlural whistle design with few variations
and one for a GSW, I do not remember seeing an actual sample of one of these and if you happen
to have one kindly let us know.
The Plural whistle design is reminiscent of the Bent and Parker Model which was registered in England few years earlier see photo, but the 4 Barrel whistle is certainly a great improvement.
Hatch Patent No 649576 of 1900 for a GSW

The New Borough whistle by Bent & Parker
Patent No 10878 registered I believe in 1895 in England

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The same whistle was manufactured later by Acme whistles.
I will add more later.

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Fire Brigade Whistle, Harborne Fire Brigade. 84 Buck. St.

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — 2012-12-29T14:54:45Z

I would like to send my best wishes to my visitors, especially to my subscribers and to those who sent photos of rare whistles , as the McDonald by Burley and as this one and many more.
Happy New 2013 and may we find more stories and new whistles.
Bless you all and with this personal note, I may share with you some of my music,  A Blues I sang few weeks ago and a new up coming double guitar album Equator.
Yours Sincerly
Avner Strauss
The King's Own Beaufort whistle by J, Hudson & Co. was one of their top models here is another rare whistle, one known to the author, a numbered Fire Brigade whistle:
I shall bring much better photos in the next few days,
I thought this model was made since 1888 as far as I knew, but now I know better,
since this one has the 84 Buckingham St Stamp . so it was made 1882 to 1884.
I will bring new better photos .
sent to us few years back by one of are readers who is actually a Fire Man .



L: 10,3 mm
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You may see details abut this Model variants Here and more about Fire Brigade whistles Here as well.

It seems that the Harborne Fire Brigade was founded at 1880 or soon after and became part of Birmingham in 1891
In 1889 Birmingham was granted city status. And in 1891 Harborne, Balsall Heath, Saltley, and Ward End, districts which already were effectively suburbs of the city, voted to amalgamate with the city.
So considering this information I would think that whistle was made 1882 to 1884
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  The former City of Birmingham fire station at Harborne, Birmingham, now divided up and converted into private homes     Photo Taken 2009 (Wikicommons)
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* Dating whistles is a funny thing, I considering that therre over 10,000 whistle variants made and sold today in china alone, made me think that at time I have a difficulty deciding wether to date a whistle as made in the 1960's or 1980's
but many times I can date a whistle to the exact year sometimes give or take a couple of years and at others even more accurately. one of the reaons is probably because there were less models and makers.


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A Nice Rare Antique Whistle, B. Lily & Sons.

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — 2012-12-18T09:27:10Z

I would like to send my best wishes to my visitors, especially to my subscribers and to those who sent photos of rare whistles , as the McDonald by Burley and as this one and many more.
Happy New 2013 and may we find more stories and new whistles.
Bless you all and with this personal note, I may share with you some of my music, A Blues I sang few weeks ago and a new up coming double guitar album Equator.
Yours Sincerly
Avner Strauss

B. Lily & Sons
Founded 1861 by Benjamin Lilly. Brass founders and whistle manufacturers,
Were makers of whistles with a different touch and design
they kept making whistles in the shade of large companies and made small quantities.
Unknown whistles by this maker are still found ,
I did put some of my research of their history and other models by this maker in a previous article HERE.
Here is another model made Stamped OFFICER, again a unique and different design with an oval window.
I tend to think the company made whistles up to the mid 1920's, this one was made circa early 1900's . A round whistle with conical shape or a short beaufort .

Length ; 59 mm.


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news. whistle museum shop http://whistlemuseumshop.avnerstrauss.com/
will be updated with various whistles and police whistles soon.

I would like to wish Happy Xmass and happy new year to my fellow whistle lovers and again recommend the sights of whistleshop UK http://www.whistleshop.co.uk/sales.html
And to the Clay whistle musee http://www.sifflets-en-terre-cuite.org/Html/Plan.html

http://www.sifflets-en-terre-cuite.org/Html/index2.html
Lots to see and learn there about whistles.


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Ivory & Bone Whistles, Round type. A.Strauss (under construction)

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — 2012-11-03T10:31:18Z

There is a lot to write on round Ivory & Bone whistles.
Very little has been previously written before.
There are few main groups, many of these can be identified,
but most can not be identified.  In general I devide these to turned 'Professinal'  whistles made by Industrial era makers and to 'hand made' carved folk art or unknown earlier makers that would include whistles from various continents and periods.
Other types include scimshaw work and marine whistles. souveniers with typical area motives or stanhope peepers.

Wood and Horn whistles as well as animal teeth would fall under the same category - family as whistles made of organic materials, at time it take an expert and close examination to tell wether it is a bone ivory or horn made whistle. (see last two samples, Horn)
How to tell Ivory from Horn or bone   w3ill give you quite a lot of results on Google.

Ivory Types    quote from web page

What Is Ivory?
Ivory is the teeth of animals. "True" ivory comes from elephants and mammoth; however, the term is generally applied to the tusks of other mammals, and some synthetics. Chemically, ivory is similar to bone and antler, and comprises a collagen matrix with a mineral component. Unlike bone, ivory has no blood vessel system, and is therefore more dense.

The most commonly found ivories in North America come from
elephant, walrus, sperm whale, and hornbill. It is possible to tell these ivories apart, as they are structurally different.

1. Elephant Ivory
This category includes ivory from both Indian and African elephants, as well as ivory from mammoths and mastodon. The tusks, or upper incisors, of these animals are used. They can have a cross section of up to 20cm (8"), and be up to 2.5m (almost 3 yards) long. They are oval in cross section, and are made up of a hard, dense tissue called dentin, which is made up of 70% inorganic material, and 30% collagen. Unlike human teeth, elephant tusks do not have an enamel coating. They do have a cementum layer, however; ivory dealers refer to this as the "bark" or the "rind". Occasionally this layer is retained on a piece of worked ivory. One-third to one-half of an elephant tusk is hollow.

Growth occurs as layer upon layer of calcified tissue is deposited on the interior of the tusk; you can see these concentric oval growth lines (called the Lines of Owen) in cross section. If you cut ivory lengthwise, these lines appear triangular. Fine and even near the hollow of the tusk (the pulp cavity), these lines become wavy and have milky areas between them as you get closer to the outside of the tusk.

Unique to elephant ivory are the Lines of Retzius. These fine intersecting lines are visible in cross section, and give an engine-turned effect (intersecting lines with a diamond shape between them).

Generally, elephant ivory has a fine, even grain and is easily carved in all directions. It can be thinly cut (i.e. for piano keys), and can be more deltcately carved than bone. This ivory is often painted or stained, dyed, and gilded. When cut, the pores of the ivory fill with an oily substance, which helps the ivory polish up nicely.

2. Hippopotamus Ivory
This is the second most commonly used ivory, after elephant ivory. Often used for flat items, such as buttons and inlays, it comes from the lower canines and incisors of hippos. The size varies, depending on the size of the animal.

The lower canine is curved, and has a triangular cross section; the incisor is straighter, and has a circular cross section. Both have two layers of dentin: an outer, primary dentin, and an inner, secondary dentin. The innermost layer has a marbled appearance which differs by species, and can even appear to have a greenish cast. The pulp cavities of these teeth are fairly small. Unlike elephant ivory, hippo ivory does have a thick enamel coating.

Hippo ivory is denser than elephant ivory, harder to carve, and has a finer grain. There is none of the "engine turned" effect in cross section, rather, hippo ivory has concentric rings in cross section. Finally, hippo ivory is less prone to decay than elephant ivory.

3. Walrus Ivory
This ivory comes from the upper canines of walrus. It is oval in cross section, and can be over 2 feet in length. It has an inner dentin layer (which has a high mineral content; it forms as the tusk grows, and leaves a marbled look on finished objects), an outer dentin layer, and a smooth, dense cementum layer. Walrus ivory is used primarily for small objects.

4. Sperm Whale Ivory
Thirty teeth of the sperm whale can be used for ivory. Each of these teeth, up to 8" long and 3" across, are hollow for the first half of their length. Sperm whale ivory is easily confused with walrus ivory, as both have two distinct layers. The inner layer of sperm whale ivory, however, is much larger. As well, in a longitudinal section, sperm whale dentin has yellow "globules" included in the marbilization.

5. Hornbill Ivory
This comes from the casque or epithema of the Helmeted Hornbill, a bird native to the East Indies. It is distinguished from the rest of its family (the Bucerotidae) by having the front of its almost vertical and slightly convex epithema made of a solid mass of horn. This "horn" or "ivory" is quite hard and closely-textured. This substance is used to make small objects such as buckles and brooches, and is highly valued by the Chinese. In cross section, you can see a bright yellow interior with a scarlet rim.

6. Vegetable Ivory
The source of vegetable ivory is the inner seed of the South American ivory palm, and is thus completely made of cellulose (rather than collagen). These seeds are the size and shape of a small hen's egg, are very hard, and are solid all the way through. Vegetable ivory is smooth, takes a good polish, easily absorbs dyes, and is relatively inexpensive. It is used for small items only, such as dice and buttons. Since about WWII, vegetable ivory has been largely replaced by plastics.

7. Synthetic Ivories
Since 1865, when it was first invented by Alexander Parkes, celluloid has been used as an excellent ivory substitute. Casein has also been used. Names for these "faux ivories" include French Ivory, Ivoride, Genuine French Ivory, Ivorine, etc. Both grain patterns and the engine turned effect are added -- in general, the patterns of these are very regular in the fakes, and more irregular in the real thing. In instances of very good imitations (i.e. using celluloid), chemical tests are required to tell real ivory and the fakes apart.

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The Round whistle or Round Pea whistle, is the popular shape when it comes to these family of materials .
Many of the round ivory whistles have a figure or a small sculpture on top as seen in other articles here Dog Heads or other intricate art work mostly from 16th to 19th cent in France others were popular for Hunting and showcurved deer or dogs.

Interestingly we can learn about early peas used in some of these,

You may look to here to see other types of Ivory whistles.



Ivory whistle L: 70 mm 29mm wide
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15th Century Carved Bone whistle with dotted patern ( Formerly in the Gillchrist collection )
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18 Cent France wood & bone.
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Nordic bone whistle
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J. Dixon & Sons of Sheffiels were the largest makers of identified ivory whistles since early 19 th cent.

The Largest Ivory Round model by J Dixon & Sons (Over 3 inches) .


Another J Dixon & Sons Bone whistles.

Vegetabel Ivory, Tagua Nut - Corozo Nut made whistle with screw in bone top .19th cent.


70 mm Bone


18 th Cent wood and and Bone 5 inch
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       Round pea ivoey whistle 1805 John Smith Ports

1805 Portsmouth England
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Long shape french marine whistle Lenth almost 6 inch.

England c 1rst cent AD
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Roman c 2nd - 3 rd century AD found in Germany
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Germany 14th Century Bone



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To Be Cont.


Long top cap , Japan, Ivory
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Porcelain, Clay, Staffordshire Antique Whistles. 26 examles more to be uploaded (none latin American Clay Whistles) (Under Construction)

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — 2012-10-21T19:59:35Z

This article would include many examples (few dozens) mostly of European made whistles . some of these are among the more expencive
whistles to be found.
We hope some educated comments would shed more light on some of these. we shall slowly add notes .
Fig. 1
Late 19th Century Westervald pottery .


Fig 2

Fig 3
Staffordshire whistle in the shape of a bird c 1780 . England.

The Staffordshire Potteries (From wikipedia) is a generic term for the industrial area encompassing the six towns (Tunstall, Burslem, Hanley, Stoke, Fenton and Longton) that now make up Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. The name is now synonymous with Stoke-on-Trent itself; Stoke City FC are referred to as the Potters.

The Potteries became a centre of ceramic production in the 17th century, due to the local availability of clay, salt, lead and coal. Hundreds of companies produced decorative or industrial ceramic items. With railway distribution of pottery products in the second half of the 19th century, there was a considerable increase in business. The Chartist 1842 General Strike was ignited by striking collieries in the Potteries and lead to the 1842 Pottery Riots.

Potteries active in the 19th century and still active today include Aynsley, Burleigh, Doulton, Dudson, Heron Cross, Minton, Moorcroft, Twyford, and Wedgwood.

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Chess, Italy each one of the figures is a whistle .
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Fig 9

5 inch by 5 inch 19th century sleepware bird whistle , found in a USA barn, sold on ebay 2011 for 1550 U.S.D
Another sim one by the sa,e maker reached the price of ober 3000 USD in the same auction.
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Buster Brown shoes add made in Japan 1930's

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This Porcelain Bike rider was probably made 1880 to 1900
They are uncommon to find prices went down from 150 GBP to 40 in he last few years.

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Lembranca

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Metal Reed whistle is inserted into this Porcelain figure , It is typical of endless figures made in Japan or in Germany in the 1930's and earlier .


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Roman bird shape whistle found in the middle east some are replicas real ones are very rare, I had no way to find the difference exept for a chipped one, I believe is authentic.
Quite a few appeared on the market circa 2005 onward
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CUP with a bird whistle AND SAUCER German c 1930 or earlier.

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A replica of a Roman Rooster shape clay whistle from Beith Shaan, 2nd or 3rd Century .
The Replica is sold in a Box for30 USD andf one may tyhink it r4eally whistles but it is hollow and has no whistle at all . !!!

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Fig 19
A beautiful Roman clay Bird whistle , probably made in Bulgaria in the 2000's

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Punch in a Bath

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A Pair of Painted Jesters Clay whistles, Rutigliano Italy

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Italy, Horse on wheels
Brindisi

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Clay Bird Ocarina

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USA Fireman figure 19th Cent.
To be continued
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American Bird Calls, Owl Hooters, Dove Calls, Loon, And a Riddle Solved. A. Strauss

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — 2012-10-13T20:11:58Z

American Bird Calls Owl Hooters Dove Calls A.Strauss, underconstruction
Owl Hooters are typical None Diapragm whistles
that are of great interest sound wise weather as sound affects whistle or as means for bird lovers, hunters.
Not often seen these are usually made of metal wood or plastic.
Owl Hooters have a large chamber and a very different sound when compared to whistles .
Having a Low, wide rich sound that has more over tones and one that can be manipulated with breath and hand 'cupping' ( see trumpet mues- cup mute) a term I made for controlling the sound with a hand over the whistle.


An Aluminum made owl Hooter Dove Call U.S.A.

Some people can produce a great sound which is simmilar with folding the thumbs and blowing in between the thumbs.
Many of these remind the sound of cuckoo calls or Dove Calls which can be very simmilar at times but many of these do have a diaphragm.
Here are few examples I shall add more plus notes later
followed by some videos
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The next one was a riddle for a long time thought of as a SHore bird call, I will bring the details soon.
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A Can Style home made folk art owl hooter U.S.A . C 1970
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Owl Hooters are used as Turkey Calls - Locators as well here is one made of a wood and bone. U.S.A
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-A Dove Call by Bob Hinman 1950's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5zc-NHIipw&feature=related

The Loon Whistle - Call has an AMAZING sound I warmly recommend it to any one who has an interest in whistles and sound effects, it combines a slide mechanism.
this one is made in Canda 1983 by The Country Mill Inc.
Below you may listen to the video the affect is very simmilar.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/4ENNzjy8QjU?rel=0"

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Videos embedded from You Tube you may see many more sound esamples there.

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Sport's Whistles, Referee's Whistle By J.Hudson & Co., A Very Rare Whistle Pencil Combination.

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — 2012-09-28T16:07:24Z

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A Pencil holder & referee's whistle combination with an ivorine tablet made by J. Hudson & Co. early 1900's
This example has a much worn out tablet, the tablet originally measured about 55 by 35 mm .

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The whistle can be seen at pg. 73 the book More Wistles by M.G. and was originally collectede by Mr. Keeping.

Lentgh c 100mm without pencil.
The subject of sport whistles is a vast one and hopefully I shall devote more posts to these.
Every Olympics had whistles made for different sports and so did famous sportsmen & teams.
Some of these sell for high prices because related to a fmous team or sportmen.
Sports is one of the fields were whistles are still in constant use, and new models and designs appear.
See another artcle here about Mechanical Pencils .
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http://whistlemuseum.com/2011/09/24/mechanical-pencils--whistle-combination.aspx
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Multi-tube, Double pipe Whistle, A Very Rare One. T.Yates 1880's.

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — 2012-09-26T06:49:15Z

Multti-tube whistle, Double Pipe Whistle. 1880's
Nickel Plated Brass Length : 87.35 mm short pipe 66.05 mm
The whistle produces an interval of a Major 3rd (rare) Pitch is F for longer pipe and A for Shorter.
The very same whistle apears in the book "more Whistles" mentions it is possibly made by J.Barrall,
I believe it was made by T. Yates c . 1886 but this may need further research.

See also other articles here :
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http://whistlemuseum.com/2009/06/03/victorian-double-pipe-bubble-top-whistles.aspx
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http://whistlemuseum.com/2008/02/09/double-pipe-whistle-with-inline-cast-mouth-piece-unknown-maker-strauss-collection-.aspx

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