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Marked as Improved City Police.

Rare Stevens police whistle. Granted it is not assigned to any police force, but any whistle by Stevens is rare !! It will probably go cheap, because it is flying 'under the radar' don't you think. Normally we would bid on this to resell it.

However, it is fun to share and see others grow in their collections. Fun to exchange information. Go for it !!!!

Really in great shape and consider it is nickle silver, pre 1900 and a rare manufacturer.

What do you think ????

Let's all watch and see if it does anything !!!   TWG

HERES A POST THAT NEVER GOT POSTED WHEN SEVERAL ASYLUM WHISTLES SOLD ON AUCTION -SPENDY ONES

things are just crazy with asylum whistles these days. Is it the moon or what ?? Seen on eBay as high as 800 dollars. Just watched another couple go. One was older and went for far cheaper.  ( Go figure. Practiaclly the same stamp too !!! )

Yes, there are different dates, at least dates of production, if not actually on the whistle. Earliest would date back to circa 1885. Then there are circa 1890. Lastly circa 1910. Perhaps the material, nickle plated brass, or nickel silver ?? But that doesn't seem to warrant all the lunacy does it ??

With about 100 asylums in the UK, perhaps just plain collectability. Certainly not much else significantly different from each whistle. Not like another design was used. Or not like another country made them. Many haven't even gone to collectors in that country !!! Driving prices through the roof in the process.

All in all, an interesting thing to look for in whistles if one is a stamp collector. But hey, let's face it. The MOST one would find is a limited edition named asylum, also the oldest dated one I guess. But nothing new to whistles really.

Watched a Fire brigade supplier – Shand Mason go by this week … fire brigade…hmmmm….

Still kinda trolling eBay these days, it's fun to watch what goes by. You know what doesn't come up much ?? Old metropolitan police whistles. Odd don't ya think ??

Really. After all,  the best book in the world written on police whistles by Martyn Gilchrist came out a few years ago now. And you would think that there would be more surfacing of the Metropolitans.

Oh, there are plenty more city, county,shires, and such Constabulary Police issues popping up with different names and ages, but not METROs. Admittedly we DO see a lot of later METROs, say from 1915 on, but what about the earlier ones ??

CPW ( Collecting Police Whistles ) laid all the groundwork too, actually classifying them from the earliest release by Joseph Hudson down to the latest MP ( metropolitan police ) as MP1 through MP25 – or wherever one wants to trail off.

Rarely do we see an MP5 or MP8 for instance. Of course there are only two known MP2s known so that is understandable, but the others ?? Well MP4 would be difficult as it was a Bent and Parker and they made a lot less that year.

Occasionally we see an MP3 for example, but usually not original. You know, the mouthpiece or top cap or both have been replaced at some point. So I suppoooooose that could be collected as a variation. Still where are the original issues ??

Keep your eyes peeled 🙂

Been watching eBay for a few days lately. Interesting perspectives looking at both sides. One side selling and one side buying.

Makes a person meditate on what a whistle is worth ?? A friend of mine growing up said in regard to selling that an item is worth whatever it will sell for. Guess when it boils down to it, that is correct.!!! HOWEVER ….

What if the seller won't budge on what seems like too high of a price ?? Perhaps timing is an element not always figured in by the buyer, but sure part of the equation for the seller !!! For example:

1) What if a seller refuses to sell at a lower price than he feels a whistle is worth ?? —- Then in a way he is buying the whistle for his own self.
2) What if a seller wants to wait for the market to pick up ?? Then, that is playing the market in a 'linear' fashion rather than a wider 'here and now' fashion.
3) What if a seller wants to just try on another day and see if it was merely an off week ?? Then re listing may very well work out.

On the other hand…

1) What if the buyer(s) refuse to bite ?? Then the whistle just won't sell and another look at the whistle asking price is forthcoming.
2) What if the price is truly a pipe dream ?? Then the whistle was never really even being auctioned off was it ??
3) What if The seller has a terrible rating ?? Then the whistle might be great, but nobody wants to take a chance losing their money !!

There are a lot of variables on eBay auctions. It takes years of buying and selling whistles to get a feel for them. However there are other points to consider…and buyers do think about….
Is it an obscure whistle ??
Is it damaged ??
Is it one of a kind ?? ( some like that, some don't )
Is it a great whistle, but common ??
Is it a rare whistle, but poorly made ???

Head starting to hurt yet ?? Good, mine has been hurting for years now….

check this out !!!   >>>>>>>  251217953552 on eBay.

Wow, I guess money is no object 🙂 With a starting price in the stratosphere why not ?? Perhaps an offer for 250 dollars ?? Of course that would be about double its relative worth even then.

Interestingly enough there are TWO on eBay for the same amount and the other has bids on it. Will be interesting to see if it garners a bid on this blank one.

Of course there would be no kind of shills ….