How To Date An Acme Thunderer
By A. Strauss
Dating Thousand.P.O Whistles.
The History of the General Mail Office in Great U.k. is well documented,
I shall concentrate on British Whistles used with the GPO and bring NEWS and New information and findings as to whistle'southward dates and makers, previously not published,
(It is underconstruction, and an on going inquiry ! )
I shall starting time with belatedly Victorian times first, then mid Victorian.
and proceed to Post Victorian and up to WWII and afterward up to the 1980s when they stopped the apply of whistles.
VICTORIAN PERIOD G.P.O WHISTLES.
(Ii known examples)
The E stands for Eastward District in London and Number 27 was probably assigned to a specific Postman. The whistle is dated Late 1880s Early to mid 1890s at the latest.
And the postage address is 131 Barr St. (No space after number means post 1888)
This early on GPO whistle is extreemly rare and two numbered 131 Barr St.
are known so far. It was made 1888 – 1895 *
(Albeit it was previously idea 131 Barr St. was 1885-1888 Hudson kept using 131 Barr st. address stamp after1888 as I wrote in dating Hudson whistles in another previous article here)
Annotation the J.Hudson & Co. is curved and the address is under the window.
The other known one is stamped Southward.E 8 South Due east District in New Cantankerous, London One thousand.P.O Whistle, with the accost of 131 Barr St c 1890.
(No space betwixt the 131 and Barr st. is Post 1888)
As of writing only 2 Known Hudson & Co. GPO whistles are known ,
and as a rulle of thumb G.P.O Numbered whistles are rare;
1 Digit ane known 2 Digits 1 known pre 1895 and one ii Digits from 1902 Society
iii digits (a after 1914 series) very few known.
All these are very rare, and I am certain more may surface in the future,
Hopefully of other London Districts.
Others are 4 didits numbered in the series of 1000, 2000, 4000.
Ordered in 1915 suppleid 191are all scarce.
Next we see 1888-1901 whistles,
The Metropolitan postage stamp Patent and J. Hudson & Co.
stamps are curved – arched.
The accost has a DOT after thirteen so 13. Barr St.
Proceed reading Thou.P.O – General Post Function Whistles Time Line in England.
Metal Detecting bronze whistle found in a field in the vicinity of a village called Chisworth on the Derbyshire Cheshire edge. Found in the aforementioned field are other finds;
two musket balls, (Larger one is metallic smaller seems to be made of stone),
a very old possibly mediaeval lead plumb Bob, the small round item is an one-time pocket fob picket winder, a .303 bullet tip, and 2 King George 5 half pennies
–
The whistle is fabricated of two parts, Body and Fipple, the fipple is cast metal fabricated with amazing prescision and inserted into body, The body was turned on a lathe, 3 ornamental rings on torso (later known as crimp rings used on cartriges probabably 1850s 1860s onward)
The whistle has a SEED PEA, Hollow seed which lost a modest part.
The whistle is extreemly loud ear piercing sound level of well-nigh 120 Db.
It is not a Hawking whistle.
Date is estimated to be tardily 18th century to early 1800s.
The modest depression, (nook, cranny, niche,socket) in the top shows was information technology was held by a pivot to the lathe ,
Side View shows early on Sheffield fipple.
All rights reserved, Avner Strauss 2022
Antique Judaica (Yodaica) Silver Whistle for 'Purim'
A Russian Argent Pocket escargot – snail shaped whistle.
It has Russian made 1880s to early 1900 , argent hallmarks of 84 argent.
It has etchings and stamps on 4 sides.
I was made past a Jewish Silversmith and it is a religious article.
The Purim fest is corresponding to the Haloween in christian culture.
Traditionaly costumes and noisemakers as Rattles and whistles
are used on this vacation.
On the front end of the neb facing window information technology reads:
Purim in Hebrew messages – פורים
Two Fish stand for the ancient sign of Pisces in the Zodiac
Month of Adar – אדר etched on the other side.
Continue reading Jewish Argent Pocket Whistle for Purim.
( Under construction)
This Historically of import Jewish Constabulary Pocket Whistle* institute lately, atomic number 82 to much research which sheds light on a dark period in Poland during world world Ii and Nazi authorities in Warsaw.
I will quote and bring links for those interested in further study.
The Postage JSŁUŻBA PORZĄDKOWA means Jüdischer Ordnungsdienst
In Hebrew : שרות הסדר היהודי
over a Star of King David Symbol.
The Jewish Police in Ghetto Warsaw had 2500 Jewish Policemen.
In the side by side photo forepart view of the Neb engraved in Hebrew Letters; פועל – Pron. – POEL ways worker,
The was a Jewish organization named Hapoel and I still had not deciphered the
its connexion to its history. A matter for farther research.
It may advise the owner was a Member of the Hapoel organisation, and members of 'Hapoel' were recruited to the Jewish Police force. ) Hapoel was a Sport Organization Est. 1920 and its Warsaw Club est. 1933.
Continue reading Jewish Police, Ghetto Warsaw, WWII Ordenung Polizie,Escargot Pocket Whistle, משרוקית של 'שרות הסדר היהודי'
- Foot note
The whistle is missing its Metal fipple block (A slight run a risk it was a wooden 1)
It is clearly a Sheffield manner Fipple. (My observation is that at that place are 3 types)
You may search my Dixon & Sons whistles to run across farther notes too as examples of the 'Sheffield Fipple' (a term I came upwardly with to distinguish these type of Fipples).
It said 18th Century Sportsman whistle simply it could accept been very early War machine one
Or a Seaman whistle Trafalgar period, or for early on Napoleon'south wars.
You lot can also meet my observation equally to this blazon of early Pre Drilled tops and Knots
which I found and pointed equally a distinctive feature as Georgian and earlier types of Round Pea Whistles.
As to Maker it would be 1 of Sheffield'southward Iron Mongers in the 18th Century,
and at the latest one of James Dixon'due south earliest works.
Previously in the same British Drove as the Walrus Ivory one.Measures app. two″ by one.v″
Whistle Museum, A. Strauss, all rights reserved.
Forward
The Field of study of British Railway whistles is a fascinating one, I shall bring few whistles from Individual Collections, and hopefully would expand with fourth dimension and article.
The following 4 examples of the four different types are all from tardily Victorian period.
2 Notes Tube Whistle (TNTW) shape, Grimsby Dock Police whistle, Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (M.Southward&50.R) which changed its proper name to the Corking Cardinal Railway in 1897.
At that place are 4 Primary Basic mouth blown whistle types – Shapes used with British Railway companies, These are:
Escargots – referee type / (Most Mutual type)
2 notes Tube whistles (TNTW) as in first photo. (as well known as Full general Service whistles)
Round Pea Whistle type, at fourth dimension without pea.
Conical 2 notes (TNCW) ( also kknown equally Beaufort)
The nigh fascinating and outstanding volume about whistles to take come in decades,
I will write more and more, edit this and bring more photos equally well every bit edit the post, a jaw dropping large heavy book with over 300 pages in a generous format of
app. 20 + by 30 cm. A must for whatever whistle enthusiast. researcher, Collector and scholar.
Le sifflet (The WHistle) History of a Collection by Jacques M. Bokobsa,
a world class legendary collector.
Preface by Pierre Catanes a leading scholar, and outstanding photos by
Gilbert Nencioli. Appolgies for Photos that do injustise with the fantastic book & photos, I had to share my excitement, this book volition take weeks to await thru enjoy admire and learn.
To exist continued… ( A. Strauss )
Source: http://www.whistlemuseum.com/
0 Response to "How To Date An Acme Thunderer"
Post a Comment