Helpful Whistle Websites
The Whistle Gallery team invites you to make full use of our informational resource website with whistle details and history articles offered at no charge to the whistle collecting community. We provide decades of whistle knowledge to assist you in your own collecting!
Study our SPOTLIGHT articles that focus attention on various whistle topics and areas of discussion from single known whistles, full categorization of whistle types, and the history of their makers and manufacturers. We also provide special Spotlight articles just for how to Research for the beginning collector, or the veteran seeking to hone their skills! We encourage our visitors to read the Spotlight #005 entitled, “How to Research Whistles”. You will also learn more about types of whistles in our Categories pages to know how to recognize and clearly identify your collection.
If you have yet to get your hands on the 3 main whistle books in the community, we can help! While some are even out-of-print, we do have the following books available for purchase:
- Whistles by Martyn Gilchrist
- More Whistles by Martyn Gilchrist
- Collecting Police Whistles and Similar Types by Martyn Gilchrist & Simon Topman
We encourage you to seek out additional written literature from recent years and listed below and peruse our full list of available whistle books:
- Whistle Makers Made In The UK by Leif Bailey & Pete Owen
- Il etait une fois le sifflet histoire d’une collection by Jacques M. Bokobsa
(Translation: Once Upon a Time – The Whistle – Story of a Collection)
Where else can one go when researching whistles?
To fully expand your whistle research we have provided a database of websites collected over the years of known collectors, helpful search engines, stamps/hallmarks, and auction sites. Visit them all and we welcome you to share other websites you have found helpful or perhaps you personally host and would like to add to our list!
Websites for Whistle History or Purchase
The following websites feature existing collector websites, search engines, patents, history, and more. These websites assist collectors to understand the history of whistles and where to find them.
Whistle Collector Websites
| Fluitjespiet Collector: Piet V fluitjespiet.blogspot.com/ | Whistlecollection Collector: John S facebook.com/Whistlecollection | The Whistle Gallery Collector: Len M thewhistlegallery.com/ |
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| Whistleshop Collector: Lief B whistleshop.co.uk | ||
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Search Engines, Archives, and Online Libraries
| Google Simple & Well Known, Yet Effective google.com | UK Web Search A UK Search Engine Database wrx.zen.co.uk/searchuk.htm | Internet Archive Library of Millions of Free Resources archive.org/ |
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| The National Archives 1,000 Years of History nationalarchives.gov.uk | British Library Explore the British Library bl.uk/ | |
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Helpful Tools on the Internet
| Google Translate For Use with Foreign Websites translate.google.com | ||
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Patent Searches, Copyrights
| Patents Journal Online Digital Book On Google Books | US Patent Office Patents of the United States uspto.gov/patents/search | UK Patent Office Patents of the United Kingdom gov.uk/search-for-patent |
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| Irish Patent Office Patents of Ireland ipoi.gov.ie/en/ | Public Domain Sherpa Learn about Copyrights publicdomainsherpa.com | |
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Hallmarks, Registered Marks and Designs
| 925-1000 Silver Marks, Hallmarks 925-1000.com/ | Hallmark Research Institute Precious Metal Hallmarks hallmarkresearch.com/ | Silver Hallmarks Antique Collector Blog Post antiques.lovetoknow.com/ |
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| Archeological Guide English Registry Marks & Numbers http://virtual.parkland.edu | Old Copper Registered Designs oldcopper.org | The Broad Arrow Ministry of Supply Markings www.wilkinsonfscollection.com |
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| Wartime Collectables Military Marks wartimecollectables.com | Porcelain Marks & More Porcelain Marks porcelainmarksandmore.com | |
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Auction Websites
| eBay Common Auction Site ebay.com | Steppes Hill Farm Silver Auction House steppeshillfarmantiques.com | Lawrences Auctioneers Auction House lawrences.co.uk |
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Miscellaneous Whistle Websites
| American Whistle Co. Whistle History americanwhistle.com | Genealogy Research Makers www.genealogy.com | The Postal Museum Postmen’s Whistles postalmuseum.org |
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Websites for Identifying Whistle Categories/Types
Use the following websites to clearly identify your whistles into the provided Categories/Types by understanding their distinct features, materials and purpose.
Materials Used to Manufacture/Make Whistles
| Metals (Types) (allys/nickel/nickel silver) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal | Silver (925-1000 Forum) 925-1000.com/forum | Pewter (Pewter Bank) pewterbank.co.uk/ |
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| Ivory (Boone Trading) boonetrading.com/ | Porcelain Marks & More Porcelain Marks porcelainmarksandmore.com | |
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Buttons – Used to Manufacture Escargot Button Whistles
| British Button Society UK/British Buttons britishbuttonsociety.com | Scribd Buttons of the British Navy scribd.com/doc/512437 | Inkspot Antiques US Uniform Buttons inkspotantiques.com |
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| Waterbury Button Silver & Gold Buttons waterburybutton.com | Relicman Civil War relicman.com/buttons | |
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Miscellaneous Websites for Whistle Identification by Category/Type
| Hiatt & Co. Police Whistles handcuffs.org/hiatt | English & Welsh Index Asylum Whistles studymore.org.uk/ | Gloucester Railway Railway Whistles gloucesterrailwayana.com |
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| Antique/Vintage Sports Sports Whistles antiquesportscollector.com | Match Safes Vesta Whistles (Variety) matchsafe.org/ | The Weekly Screw Corkscrew Whistles (Combination) www.bullworks.net |
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