A. Strauss
Underconstruction
This one is attributed to Joseph Hudson & Co. and has intricate 3 letter Initials on back. (To be uploaded)
Merryweather & Sons established 1692 and Shand Mason & Co. were two of the larger retailers of Fire Brigade accoutrements, whistles were just one of the products they retailed, they manufactured others, but our interest is in whistles.
I will bring some of their whistle pages from19th century catalogues.,
and share two very rare whistles identified by using the catalogs.
When I started writing I found many more Fire Brigade whistles
from these catalogues and I share some of mine and some from archive.
1880s with the ‘surprise’ whistle B (Incorporating India Rubber. (Patented1888-9 in the USA )
Same whistle shows in Shand Mason Catalogue as Model 6 ‘LARGE DEEP TONE RAM’S HORN WHISTLE’
L; 111.5 mm
Figure 11. THE SIREN WHISTLE, In Shand Mason’s 1899 Catalogue.
It still appears in the 1899 catalogue bur I believe it was from the older cataloguge and we doubt anywhere made that late
The catalogue is the later 19th century one using the same drawings as the previous one here, with the Siren whistle addition.
Round whistle stamped C.F.B by Hudson
The answer to weather it is a Cambridge Fire Brigade or another Brigade is at the J. Hudson Stamps Book . The whistle has a slightly domed top and the placing of the Nut Feather Teeth is different than their usual.
Govan Fire Brigade Round Pea whistle
with Pignose Fipple by R. Livingstone Maker Glasgow.
Govan Fire Brigade Pignose Whistle R. Livingstone Maker Glasgow
Govan Fire Brigade Pignose Fipple Whistle 
R. Livingstone Maker Glasgow
TNT whistles type by Hudson & P.O.F – Police or Fire Whistles
Fire Brigade REGISTERED TNT whistle with apple mouthpiece whistle c 1884 Made by J. Hudson for Merryweather & sons London 
Shand Mason early Fire Brigade whistle-w. apple shaped mouthpiece By Hudson & Co.
Above a view of Two Metropolitan whistles for Fire Brigade Retailers, and there were hundreds variations made from the 1880s to 1940 Named Fire Brigades are rarer. .
The City Police or Fire whistle Made by H.A.Ward retailed by Quife Brothers & Lilley (Est. 1893 Birmingham).
P.O.F Police or fire, with City incorporated in the stamp or without shows on well over 100 variations by different makers, It is a theme for another article, Some were discussed here years ago being a favorite niche.
Some P.O.F are very common and some very rare ones.
While most have a Loop Ring top the next one has a bubble top.
Quife Brothers & Lilley Birmingham City Police or Fire whistle, by H.A. Ward
Some Fire Brigade Button Whistles
attributed to Pringle & Sons c. 1900
Two Double End Models as seen in Catalogs
J. Morris & Sons a Fire Brigade retailer From Manchester with a Double end Hybrid whistle one end a Round Pea the other a TNT with Bubble – ball knop
which was used on early and higher grade variations by J. Hudson & Co.
J. Hudson & Co. Model 512 if I remember.
The King’s Model Large Two Note conical whistle with added Mouthpiece and Acorn top, one of Hudson’s most Prestigious models.
The photo was send to me in the 2000s after a post on Fire Brigades whistles,
The man was an ex. fireman from New England, He did go to a seminar-course in London in the 1970s and it was given to him by the Fire Brigade Chief.
I tried to keep the post short, but more and more whistles came up, I did not even touch the vast theme of whistles stamped – Police or Fire – P.O.F theme of which there are well over 100 variations.
So I shall devote more posts to Fire Brigade whistles.
If you have or seen any of these or others please let us know, and send photos to
straussav@gmail.com
All rights for photos and article reserved to Avner Strauss
