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SPOTLIGHT WHISTLE MAKERS
spotlight whistle collectors
000 (Rv. 04/27/26)

whistle parts
Introduction
Whistle
Parts		001 (Rv. 04/27/26)

american made whistles
American
Made Whistles
– Variety		002 (Rv. 04/27/26)

jimmy guttridge
J. Guttridge
Whistle
Collection		003 (Rv. 04/27/26)

split level windows in gsw
GSW
Split Level
Windows
004 (Rv. 04/28/26)

plural whistle design
Plural
Whistle
Design		005 (Rv. 04/28/26)

how to research whistles
How to
Research
Whistles		006 (Rv. 04/28/26)

whistle notes
Whistle
Notes

007 (Rv. 04/28/26)

alfred de courcy
Alfred
DeCourcy
Part 1
008 (Rv. 06/10/26)
Special Edition
coney round
XL Barrall
Round		009 (Rv. 06/10/26)

c. s. leets bullet model 601
C.S. Leet’s
Bullet Model 601		010 (Rv. 06/10/26)

interlocking teeth escargots
Interlocking Teeth
Escargot		011 (Rv. 06/10/26)
Special Edition
lilly long mouth gsw
Lilly Long
Mouth Tubular
012 (Rv. 06/10/26)

skeleton whistles
Skeleton
Whistles

013 (Rv. 06/10/26)

metropolitan police whistles
Metropolitan
Police
Whistles		014 (Rv. 06/10/26)
Special Edition
six tube porteous wind instrument
6-Tube Porteous
Wind Instrument,
Registered 1845		015 (Rv. 06/10/26)
 Reposted: 53
richard porteous
Richard
Porteous  
(See: Spotlight 53)
016 (Rv. 06/10/26)
Special Edition
three tub porteous wind instrument
3-Tube & 4-Tube
Porteous Wind
Instruments,
Reg 1845		017 (Rv. 06/10/26)

whistle chains
Whistle
Chains  


018 (Rv. 06/10/26)
Special Edition
the noisy escargot
The “Noisy”
Escargot



019 (Rv. 06/10/26)

hudson gsw rounds
ACME
Round
Whistles

020
Special Edition
dowler round top gsw
Dowler
Round
Top GSW		021

early hudson gsws
Early
Hudson
GSWs		022
Special Edition 
decourcy beaufort reassignment
Hudson
Beaufort
Reassignment		023
Special Edition 
mcdonald five piece escargot
McDonald
Five Piece
Escargot
024

underrated escargot
The Underrated
Escargot
Whistle		025
Special Edition 
s. a. french escargot
S. A.
French
Escargot		026

variety in whistles
Variety
in
Whistles		027
Special Edition 
hawksley bell whistle
Hawksley
Bell
Whistle
028 

whistle wars avner strauss
Whistle
Wars
029

what is a police whistle
What Is a
Police Whistle?
(Police Whistles)		030

how much is my whistle worth
How Much Is
My Whistle Worth
FREE INFO!		031

how do i price police whistle
How Do I Price
My Police Whistle
FREE INFO!
032 

metropolitan whistles
Metropolitan
Whistles
FREE INFO!		033
Special Edition 
usa bell whistle
USA
Bell

034 

what kind of whistle
What Kind of
Whistle Do I Have
FREE INFO!		035
 
bell whistles
Bell
Whistles 
 
036 

steel brass whistles
Steel
& Brass		037
Special Edition 
barrall round whistle
Barrall
Round #2		038
Special Edition 
barrall round whistle
Barrall
Round #3		039 

john barrall
John
Barrall
040 

kings whistle
King
Whistles

041 

dowler cast mouthpiece whistle
Dowler
Mouthpieces
Benchmark		042 

sirens whistles
Sirens, Part I:
Cased
Sirens		043 

edward davis bean
Edward
Davis
Bean
044 

bgi bridgeport gun implement company
BGI –
Bridgeport
Gun Implements		045
Special Edition 
three window escargot whistle
Three
Window
Escargot		046
Special Edition 
wyler watch whistle
Wyler
Watch
Whistle		047 

angled thin wall whistles
Angled
Thin
Walls
048 

duplex thin wall whistles
Duplex
Thin
Walls		049
Special Edition 
sharples escargot whistle
Sharples
Escargot

050 

samuel auld escargot whistles
Auld
Part One –
Escargots		051 

samuel auld round whistles
Auld
Part Two –
Rounds
052
Special Edition 
salvation army escargot barrall
Salvation Army
Escargot –
Barrall		053 

richard porteous
Richard
Porteous
054 

robert pringle wilderness works whistles
Robert Pringle
Wilderness
Works Whistles		055
Special Edition 
napa round whistle
Napa
Round 
 
056 

tudor rose variations whistles
Tudor
Rose
Variations		057 

miguel daupias alves whistle collector
Miguel
Daupias Alves –
A Tribute		058 

tobacco related whistles
Tobacco
Related
Whistles  		059
Special Edition 
north brothers escargot
North
Brothers
Escargot 
060 

concave fipples in whistles
Concave
Fipples

061
Special Edition 
aluminum round whistle
Aluminum
Round		062
Micro Study 
knoxall police whistle
Knoxall Police
Calls

063
Special Edition 
b. lilly siren whistle
Lilly Siren
Type A

064
Special Edition 
b. lilly siren whistle
Lilly Siren
Type B

065 

variety sirens whistles
Sirens, Part II:
Variety
Sirens		066
Special Edition 
hudson corkscrew registration whistle
1876 Hudson
Whistle
Corkscrew Reg.		067
Special Edition
split window round whistle
1874 Split
Window
Round
068 

GSW round combination whistles
GSW-Round
Combinations 
 		069
Special Edition 
audd whistle to linegar
Reclassifying
Auld Whistle
to Linegar		070 

garth doubleday boatswain bosun whistles
Garth Doubleday
Boatswain
Whistles		071 
Special Edition
mergott skeleton whistles
Mergott
Jemco 

072 

jemco whistles
Mauser
Bullet Whistles		073
Special Edition 
hudson gsw field whistle
Hudson
GSW		074 

colsoff horn and whistle company
Colsoff Horn &
Whistle Co.		075
Special Edition 
captains whistle
Captains
Whistle
076
A List 
carmody faurot whistle
Carmody-Faurot
Whistle		077 

aluminum whistles
Aluminum
Whistles		078
Special Edition 
1885 hudson dual tub whistle
1885 Hudson
Dual Tube		079 

heavy wall dual tube whistles multi tube
Heavy Wall
Duplex
080 

porteous top gsw whistles
Porteous
Top GSWs		081
A List
frary knife whistle
Frary Knife
Whistle		082 

cycling whistles
Cycling
Whistles		083 

h. a. ward cutout whistle
Ward,
Henry Arthur
084
Special Edition 
chief 1914 whistle
Chief
1914 Whistle		085
Special Edition 
f. l. johnson slider whistle
F.L.
Johnson Slider		086 

b.r. whistles
B & R
Whistles		087 

haga idf whistles
Haga (IDF)
Whistles
088 

whistology whistle history
Whistology

089 

kingslet whistle
Kinglet  

090 

slazenger escargot whistles
Slazenger
Escargots		091 

six piece escargot whistles
Six Piece
Escargots
092 

make stamps on whistles
“MAKER”
Stamps		093
Special Edition 
double ended round whistle
Double Ended
Round		094 

f. l. johnson whistle company
F. L.
Johnson & Co.		095
Special Edition 
large lilly gsw whistle
Large
Lilly GSW
096 

torpedo siren whistles
Sirens, Part III:
Torpedo
Sirens  		097 

exterior drive siren whistle
Exterior Driven
Siren Whistle
098 

watchman round whistles
Watchman
Rounds
099 

the unique call whistle
The
Unique
Call 
100
Special Edition 
alexander p. hatch
Alexander P.
Hatch


101 

drummers traps whistles
Drummer’s
Traps  

102
Special Edition 
large handmade angeld usa whistle
Large Handmade
Angled USA
Whistle		103 

hortsmann arkey spaulding whistles
Horstmann/
Arkay/Spaulding
Complex
104
Special Edition 
large copper escargot whistle
Large
Copper
Escargot		105 

trifecta complex usa whistle
Trifecta
Complex
USA		106

coney type whistle tops
Coney ‘Type’
Whistle
Tops		107
Contributed
tape measure whistle
Snippet
Tape Measure
Whistle
108

fire brigade whistles
Fire
Brigade
Whistles		109
Contributed
whistle rack display
Whistle
Rack
Build		110
Special Edition
john barrall extra large beaufort mono-typical
John Barrall
XL Beaufort
– Mono-Typical		111

the circumferential window whistle
The
Circumferential
Whistle
112

wriggle work on bosun boatswain whistles
Wriggle
Work on
Bosun Whistles		113
Special Edition
hudson dual whistle
Newly Described
Hudson Dual

114
Special Edition
hudson dual tube whistle
Hudson
Dual
Tube		115

martyn gilchrist whistles
Dedication to
Martyn
Gilchrist
116

russian military round whistles
Russian
Military
Rounds		117

boatswain bosun whistles
Boatswain
(Bosun)
Whistles		118

robert s. benner whistle collection
Robert
S. Benner
Collection		119

winchester whistles
Winchester
Whistles

120

railway whistles
Railway
Whistles
121

drummers trap whistles quad
Drummers
Trap Quad
122

asylum whistles
Asylum
Whistles
123

paul mosely torpedo whistle
Paul Mosely
Torpedo
124

referee whistles
Referee
Whistles

125

regent whistle knife knives
The Regent
Whistle Knives

126

gai whistle punch
GAI
Whistles/
Punches		127
Special Edition
uruguay large escargot whistle
Uruguay
Large
Escargot
128

india escargots whistles
India
Escargots
129
Special Edition
fairchild compass whistle
Fairchild
Compass Whistle
130

banks' brother duplex multi tube whistle
Banks’ Duplex
Whistle Diaphragm
Notches		131
Special Edition
De Courcy Boatswain Pipes
De Courcy
Boatswain Pipes
132

Hawksley
G & J.W.
Hawksley

133

right angle rings
Right
Angle
Loops		134

thin wall sirens
Sirens, Part IV:
Thin Wall
Sirens		135
Special Edition
smaller early bell whistle
Early Bell
Whistle

136

liverpool beaufort
Liverpool
Beaufort
Distributors		137

extractor patent
Brookes and
Crookes
Extractor Patent		138

vesta whistles
Vesta
Whistles
139

ward decourcy
Ward-DeCourcy
Transition
140

registered designs acme escargot
Registered
Designs, 4 Acme
Whistles		141

carlos rasetti
Carlos
Rasetti
142
Special Edition
john barrall beaufort
John Barrall
Beaufort
143

smith and wright
Smith &
Wright
144

r.a. walton conical whistle
R.A. Walton
Conical Whistle		145

john linegar conical whistle
John Linegar
Conical		146

lucien regad pipe whistle
Lucien Regad
Pipe Whistle		147

hudson patent 435
Hudson
Patent 435
148
Special Edition
henry keat
Henry
Keat
149

argentina whistles
Argentina
Whistles
150

ACME Boatswain Whistles
ACME Boatswain
Whistles
151

high dome scout
High Dome
Scout
Whistles
152

kohler whistle
The Beaufort
Kohler
Whistle		153


Speaking
Tube
Whistles		154

speaker tube whistles
Vinaigrettes
(Perfume/Container
Whistles)		155

a-typical whistles
Atypical
Whistles
156


Carriage
Keys		157


Hollow
Knops		158

francis baker siren
Francis Barker
Siren		159

hawkes & Co
Hawkes
& Co.
160

plant and animal whistles
Plant & Animal
Product Whistles		161


Flat Disc Hudson
Round Whistles		162


Barrall
Conical		163


Hiatt
164


Registered
Metropolitans

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