whistles missed

strike while the iron is hot !!! Boy have I learned that the hard way !!!

When I think back, I seem to always remember whistles I SHOULDA bought !!!!

Oh, if only I could apply that forward !!!! But wait, I CAN can’t I ???

Like the terrific pewter crane shaped whistle, that I vacillated on at just over a 100 dollars – what a dummy I was ( am )

Then there was that Overman siren I bought for some one else and even turned down an opportunity at it for .. yup you guessed it — 100 dollars.

Oh, and there was that Kellet round whistle I let go, cause I thought it a bit too high at under 200 dollars, yet I have not seen another and may never !!!

AND then the time I missed that small collection that contained a Ubique Hudson beaufort – OUCH !! Went for peanuts too.

Also those Barrall escargots were too much moooooney !! Oh, and now they are gone….

Granted those Hiatt escargot/beaufort combinations were way too expensive, but I recognized my limits and just can’t go there. But, those that I hesitate on — for no apparent reason other than I was unsure ??

Did I mention that terrific DeCourcy ribbed round whistle from 1890 ?? That also went fairly cheap !! And the German escargot , the Stevens slider, the Hudson with the window at the top of the whistle, and the …. should I continue ???

What can one do about this parade of whistles that got away ?? What’s the point ??

Educate yourself !!!!!