seeing into antique whistles

recently we talked about using magnification to see inside whistles to see their 'innards'

But you can't see without light right ??

But the hole is so small and when I look into it my head blocks the light !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't help it if you have a big head, but there is a way around it…

Get a small light 🙂

Yup, a pen light would be great. One you can actually point inside the window and that's what windows are for anyway right ?? To let the light in ??

Here is what I did ( a real trade secret never before let out….well maybe, but still kinda cool )

Found a dentist fiber optic cable light–you know what I am talking about ??

It was in an old dentist chair and I had to free it but it worked. — get this …250 watts of light !!!! ZOWEE!!!!

Pokes right into the window ( night or day I might add ) cause it is pointy like a pencil.

And then every little secret inside that whistle is reveeeeeeealed.

In fact it has a dimmer !!!! Way cool.

Now what would work for you ???

The point is that extra light pointed right can really help your study subject.

The further point is, well it needs to be pointed or at least pointy-ish