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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY FRIENDS, VISITORS & WHISTLE COLLECTORS

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:52:00 GMT

Hi ,

Just a short note to say happy new years to you all & I wish you my best wishes

I was hoping to return with new posts & Pictures but found myself busy pushing other carts :-)))
If you wish to write me a personal note please write me at saltarbut@saltarbut.co.il

Best Regards

Avner Strauss

Bent & Parker, The British whistle maker , (At work)

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:32:00 GMT

Bent & Parker / A. Strauss

Forward;
Regretfully I find little time for research and developing the site, Article is at work and many pictures are to be added , hopefully will have more time in the future , meanwhile another article at work.
Though the Name Bent & Parker is familiar to whistle enthusiasts ,
his whistles are hard to trace, and there is very little material about him as a whistle maker. The great J Hudson started his work there at the 1860's.

Address

Bent & Parker Ltd., of Harpers Hill Works, Northwood St., St. Pauls, Birmingham
from c. 1900 Pembroke Street works, Worstone lane birmingham.
we Know that Bent and Parker was an old company and Hudson started working for the company and learnt to make whistles c early 1860's, prior to his becoming an independent maker who was joined by his brother.

J. J. Bent & Co, Charlotte Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham, brassfounders, later Bent & Parker

Ltd., of Harpers Hill Works, Northwood St., St. Pauls, Birmingham (c1900) then Pembroke Street Works, Worstone Lane, making belt buckle and bracelets.

Since About 1908 Appr. Bent & Parker there is no evidence of whistles being made so it is assumed they stopped making whistles
for an uncertain period.
Whistes by Bent & PArker are found again in 1938** (** see details cont. at bottomn of this article)
it is unlikely but possible they did made few that are yet to be found but it seems that as all other makers they did stop manufacturing whistles at the early edwardian period end of victorian times.



"The Borough Whistle" Osborne & Son, New St. Birmingham comes with few stamps the other osborn is arched towarts mouth piece and the ornamet simpler.


"Chambers & Smith Peasant food makers Norwich
Osborne Borough whistle"1883 same model as the Metropolitan of 1883
E C Osborne 84 new st. Birmingham.
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The NEW BOROUGH WHISTLE OSBORNE & SON BIRM. Stamped on both sides of the barrel - tube ;Patent No. 10828,
Patent was Valid 1894 to 1908
size from side to side ; 37.73 mm barrel diameter 16.52 mm .
A two chamber call very effective dissonant sound a whole tone apart , tuned to B & C# notes, with a flat tappered mouth piece going into the tube and a nice tooth grip.
a beautiful much sought after because it is so different than the standart professional whistle types.
All in all an interesting originaly designed whistle, later to be used and improved as an american patent. ( Details in another entry).
The whistle must have had some success since
Hudson made the same whistle at the 1930s marked Acme and included it in their c .1935 Catalogue.

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London City & Midland Bank, 1900s-1910s

    The earliest dated GSW used with military forces. Dated 1889 (Above)

The metropolitan MP 4 police whistle # 15306 and closeups iof mouthpiece and top.

This is whistle M.P 4 Numbered , the same whistle was made unnumbered and the word whistle added to stamp.
Body Stamps
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Lancshire county Constabulary

PATENTS
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1911 Patent 22309 two halves soldered , no examples found.

** 1938 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
AT 1938 whistles by Bent and Parker appear again, A GSW's marked 1938 arrow mark and with
a new two piece top design
and a glasgow type escargot whistle with a footcrow marked 1938 simmilar to Hudson's acme thunderer large size.
see pictures below

Body Stamps

Warwickshire constabulary (GSW)
The Borough Whistle" Osborne & Son, New St. Birmingham
LC&MB London City & Midland Bank,

To be continued
Whistle makers , (#33)

Article & Research Avner STrauss , whistle museum, All rights reserved, Copyright © 2008

Bosun's whistle corner, Chinese Motives, Boatswain's whistle, Bosun's pipes with dragons, China and Japan silver 1890's to 1930's whistles (3)

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:41:00 GMT

Some bosun's whistles made of silver, with chinese motives of serpents, dragons and mithycal beasts. all much sought after by collectors.







Stamps close up, KWH & Nose Dragon sterling from two whistles.





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J R Gaunt & Sons History & Catalog samples. Avner Strauss, Copyright © 2008 (At work). Whistle manufacturers in Great Britain

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:39:00 GMT

J. R. Gaunt and Son - one the oldest brass foundries and manufacturers of military & police accesories in England , established 1750. Birminham & London.

From somewhere c 1925 the name changed to J R Gaunts and sons.
From c 1870 to the 1970s Gaunt manufactured Uniform Buttons as well as swords, badges
They are still in operation today making insignia and court jewellery.

Addresses;
Conduit Street, London

11 Bearly Street Birmingham
11-13 bearly St. Birm.

Warstone Parade and Alfred Street, Birmingham. (1922)
In 1929 it is advertised as J R Gaunts and sons, Warstone Parade Works, Birmingham.

Later J R Gaunt purchased Bent & Parker Ltd.
In 1991 J.R. Gaunt was purchased by Firmin & Sons.

Whistle Types & Models

Previously it was thought that Gaunt made mostly Cased Beaufort whistles for military use (See pict.) but as I found out he was a maker of many types and one of the first manufacturers to make button type Escargots london type escargots .
His catalog of the 1880s shows a large array of proffesenal type whistles Including
Double end composition whistle, Flat vesta Bosun whistle, a Cylinderical two note ( G.S.W.), and more.

Notingham city police button type whistle Model B412 by J.R.Gaunt and Son Ltd. Birmingham.

While It was only logical to assume that button whistle makers as Dowler & J. R. Gaunt as few others were also makers of Button type whistles This was the earliest one I actually found in a catalog showing some various models of his.

Two notes cylinderical whistle (G.S.W.) model B407 as shown in J.R.Gaunt & Son's catalog.

Military whistle-Cased Beaufort type, Sterling silver 925 , Hallmarked for 1907.
J. R. Gaunt & Son., Birmingham.
Length; 11 cm.

Time line by advertisments found .

1896 Military, Naval, Railway and Police button and ornament manufacturers.
1896 Directory: Advertiser. Peck's trade directory of Birmingham 1896.
1922 Listed Exhibitor. Manufacturers of Buttons, Badges, Medals, Whistles, Belt Buckles, Shoe Buckles, Safety Razors, Ladies' Handbag Frames, Advertising Novelties, Fancy Metal Goods, Souvenirs.
1929 Listed Exhibitor. Birmingham Jewellers' and Silversmiths' Association Member.
Manufacturers of Buttons, Badges, Medals, Buckles, and Metal and Enamelled Fancy Articles, Bag Frames, Souvenirs.

To be cont.
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Faurot The man & His Whistle, American Whistle manufacturers, Carmody's Whistle Patent . A.Strauss (To be cont. Click tittle to see picttures)

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:40:00 GMT

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.

To be continued

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August Muhlenfeld, Barmen, German Police whistle maker, History & Samples. Avner Strauss, Copyright © 2008(At work)

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:54:05 GMT

Muhlenfed Company - Franz August Muhlenfeld - Barmen - Whistle manufacturer & maker of police and military supplies.
Late 19th Century to an unknown date c. 1920s possibly 1930s.

Muhlenfeld Company was a manufacturer of Police and Military items Sabres, Helmets , Gun Holsters, restrainers- Handcuffs and whistles among others items dated to WW1 period were found.

Location- Based in the small German town of Barmen which was one of five towns which became the city of Wuppertal in 1921.
Items of this company are considered very rare weather it is Handcuffs or Helmets or whistles.

Whistles

The company made few types of police whistles including G.S.W.'s and escargot types,

The whistle shown here is a two note tubular whistle stamped "Polizei Pfeife / Fr. Aug. Muhlenfeld/ Barmen"
a 3 line stamp.

The whistle shows few very distinct features and is the only one ever noted by the author ,
might be the only sample known.



The two notes are pitched to a Major third interval actual notes being G & B
noteably uncommon interval for police whistles and lower than the usual register.
Wide opening mouthpiece That fits over the body.
Unique diaphragm.
Length;   89mm Body ; 16.85mm.
It has a magnificent cast top loop- Knop reminiscent of the British Coney & Co. made knops.

                                                               Loop close-up.
Catalogue exerpts.



                              A two note cylinderical whistle Model No. 86 taken from catalogue.
                            a shorter model than the one disscussed with a different mouthpiece.

Escargot shaped referee whistle made of Nickel plated brass, model # 84.


Price list from the catalogue shows that the price of the tubular two notes whistle (G.S.W.) was actually 4 times that of the escargot. both being made of nickel plated brass.

Pictures taken out of a catalogue of the firm "August Mühlenfeld GmbH, Barmen" from the 1920s for police equipment ( also contains guns, holsters, swords & handcuffs) .



To be cont.
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Cardboard Whistle Premiums, Hofmman's Coffee, Coffee adv. cardboard whistles click tittle to see pictures (At Work)

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:54:00 GMT

Card board whistle circa 1910, this was a premium for the Hoffmann Coffee.
I had categorized my cardboard whistles according to themes advertisments themes; of the day; Shoes, Textiles' cars, Bakery & Flour' Drinks , Music, Cleannig & Soap, Meat , and more, Other cardboard whistles that are toys or used for other purposes are very rarely met with.
Coffee premiums cardboards are uncommon and verysought after by collectors,
this one is one that is not as rare as some others,
It would be interesting to note that at that period unlike today ....
older people were used for advertisment.

To be cont.

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Whistling Birds, Bird Calls, A small wonder, ( Hit tittle to see entry and viseo.)

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:38:00 GMT

Checkig out my Bird Call sounds on the skype with a friend I recalled my good friend Avi Adrian* , One of the most gifted pianists I ever heard or had a chance to play with.
Avi has a miraculous bird , just hear that bird whistle;

Hope you enjoy this small master. And I would be glad to read comments.

Coming soon Maurillio bird calls sounds and pictures of the birds in Brazil and south america.Maurillio is a bird call manufacturer since early 1900.

* I found an old T.V . Video I did playing a small tune I wrote; me playing guitar with Mr. Adrian and the now world renowned bass player Avishai Cohen about 20 ys back , You may watch and listen HERE

** The Video was posted on Youtube by O Broshi .

Avner Strauss / whistle museum 2009. sound samples, whitle, whistles, whistling, bird call, bird calls.

Whistle Museum takes a summer vacation for "renovations", and thanks the warm appreciative and helpful emails from visitors.

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:31:21 GMT

The note below is exactly two month old ,
I hope to be back soon with much more info and many more whistles , meanwhile I reduced the number of categories from over 70 to a more basic devision ,
which means each category includes more entries.
I hope to keep the cleanup job with tags as well .
I am still looking for the best solution available here.
Hopefully I will have it in better order soon
and work on some articles about how whistles
can be categorized in the group of small aerophones.

Meanwhile I appologize to all the kind people who contacted
with comments and question and I will answer all soon.
As some request further research ( Mr. Slideman) .

Again I greatly appreciate the interest, questions and comment are very welcome .

See you soon.
Avner
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July 1rst 09
I would like to personally thank the the visitors and collectors for showing
much growing   interest  (from 1000 entry view in January to 9000 each month in may and June) and help with contributing pictures and knowledge which is a pleasure and reward for time I had put into research and publishing notes for the benefit of all.

It is a 'labour of Love' .

May the 'Whistle Appreciation Society ' continue to grow in quest of knowledge and research.

Meanwhile I am taking a summer break, and will not post new entries for a while.
But ! would be glad to hear from you collectors and recieve more information about
whistles.
I humbly thank again the ones who send invaluable pictures catalogues and information so far.

Best Regards

Avner Strauss
whistle researcher and curator.

P.S Meanwhile we would still be working at our daily job...
for www.saltarbut.co.il
www.saltarbut.org
and www.avnerstrauss.com


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Dog Whistle Sounds 12000Hz- 44000Hz sound samples, Acme Whistles today. (4)

straussav@bezeqint.net (WHISTLE MUSEUM) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:37:00 GMT

Dog Whistles Sounds, Acme WhistlesToday. (At work )

Some of the material was borrowed from Acme Whistles Ltd. which are the largest and oldest whistle manufacturers of whistles in the U.K and from the web site ; http://www.jetcityorange.com The Factory is a great place to visit if you love whistles and ever go to Birmingham. *(see note).
I Hope to I record samples of many of the whistles in previous entries soon.

A dog whistle (also known as silent whistle or Galton's whistle see other entries) is a type of whistle used in the training of dogs and cats It was invented by Francis Galton. This is discussed quite briefly in his book Inquiries into Human Faculty and its Development (Galton 1883:27). In his discussion (Galton 1883:26-27) of his experiments to test the range of frequencies that could be heard by various animals including humans, he notes that cats had the most sensitive hearing, being able to hear notes too shrill for humans to hear from a considerable distance.
Small dogs can also hear these notes, while large dogs cannot.

The frequency range of a dog whistle is largely out of the range of human hearing. Typically, a dog whistle is within the range of 16000 Hz to 22000 Hz with only the frequencies below 20000 Hz audible to the human ear. Some dog whistles have adjustable sliders for active control of the frequency produced.

Can you hear a dog whistle? Probably not. Dogs hear higher freqencies better than people do. That's why dog whistles seem to be silent. Dogs hear the high frequency sounds that we can't. High frequency sounds usual travel further than voices and can be heard further away.

Dog trainers use dog whistles to get a dog's attention. Hand signals are often combined with dog whistles. A dog whistle can be made of plastic or metal. Some think different breeds react to different high frequecies. Smaller dogs are more sensitive to higher frequencies compared to larger dogs.

You can click on these files and try to hear them. You may not but I'll bet your dog or cat will! Play them through good speakers if you're going to listen to them. These dog whistle MP3 and dog whistle WAV files can be used to train your pet.

Open speakers and click on to listen, note that some frequencies are very irritating.

Dog Whistle 0 (WAV) Dog Whistle 0 (MP3) = 12000 Hz

Dog Whistle 1 (WAV) Dog Whistle 1 (MP3) = 16000 Hz

Dog Whistle 2 (WAV) Dog Whistle 2 (MP3) = 20000 Hz

Dog Whistle 3 (WAV) Dog Whistle 3 (MP3) = 24000 Hz

Dog Whistle 4 (WAV) Dog Whistle 4 (MP3) = 28000 Hz

Dog Whistle 5 (WAV) Dog Whistle 5 (MP3) = 32000 Hz

Dog Whistle 6 (WAV) Dog Whistle 6 (MP3) = 36000 Hz

Dog Whistle 7 (WAV) Dog Whistle 7 (MP3) = 40000 Hz

Dog Whistle 8 (WAV) Dog Whistle 8 (MP3) = 44000 Hz

Each WAV or MP3 is 10 seconds long at the specified frequency.

Acme Whistle advert. & sound sample, The Acme Brass Dog Whistle 535 sound

This is a List of Acme Dog Whistles available at the Acme website http://acmewhistles.co.uk/xcart/home.php

J. Hudson and Company (Whistles) Ltd · Music Instruments

You may also hit the number of the whistle to see the whistle in the jetcity orange .com website
hit the Model Number to see actual whistle and price there.

Acme Dog Whistles

Acme Dog Whistles

Model
Size
Blowrate Blowsound Blowtone

535

N/A

Easiest

Maxumum

Highest

210

N/A

Easy

High

High

210.5

N/A

Easiest

Medium +

High

211.5

N/A

Easy

Very High

Lighest

212

N/A

Easiest

Medium +

Midtone

575

N/A

Most Effort

Medium

Deepest

576

N/A

Most Effort

Medium

Deepest

640

Large

More Effort

-

Deep

641

Small

Modest Effort

-

Deep

560

N/A

Easy

Very High

Midtone

642

N/A

Easy

High

Midtone

T2000

N/A

More Effort

High

Lightest

To be continued...

Note * At some point I should bring my personal impressions of a great visit I had at the factory
few years back trying to learn more about whistles.
Mr. Simon Topman is a great person And The Manager and owner of the Acme / J Hudson (whistles) Ltd. today. He also wrote and published with the great whistle scholar Mr. Martin Gillchrist, the well known book about police whistles "Police Whistles and Simmilar Types" which is the best book on the subject.

Avner Strauss whistlemuseum notes 2009.