plural whistles

one of the most innovative whistles EVER has got to be the so called Hatch plural whistle— filed for patent  Sept. 16, 1901. WOW !!!! Not just a plural, but a three way plural whistle. !!! Check it out >>> http://www.google.com/patents/US696814

Instead of the windows being on the sides like we are used to seeing in the classic police style whistle that is tube shaped, it is perpendicular to the mouthpiece !!!!! Is that cooooool or what !!!!!! You don’t see THAT kind of new approach every day do ya ???

( Check out the article on plural whistles in SPOTLIGHTS to see what I mean )

Interestingly enough, this patent came 7 years after Bent and Parker came up with the idea in the UK.

Hmmmmmm……. interesting to say the least…… Not so new and innovative after all ?? Well it certainly was ‘over there’ 🙂

Check it out >>>> http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=GB&NR=189410828A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=18950330&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP

Gilchrist points out in his book that it was an 1894 patent, but it wasn’t till Stephen Van Dulken dug it up for us all that we could confirm the chronology. MANY THANKS Steve.

Check out his blog >>>> http://stephenvandulken.blogspot.co.uk/

So much to learn about whistles 🙂

TWG