whistle research

It would seem that after 5 years of really, really collecting and researching antique hand whistles that things would be winding down by now.

In fact the opposite is happenings. More to learn than ever before !! HOW CAN THAT BE ??

It’s endless. The scary thing ?? Very few countries have been tapped into. Each country has it’s own idiosyncrasies that manifest themselves in the different whistle designs

Back to my discussion or I will keep slathering on some new vector….

Just in the last few weeks are some study examples ….

A whistle from Australia found  to tie into a SPOTLIGHT on Ward ( from the UK )
A whistle from France with a compass on top.
A whistle from Israel related to the Hagana.
A whistle from the USA unknown maker, (been waiting for this one for 5 years or more and it surfaced )
A whistle from the UK that uses buttons, but with a much more solid construction than normally seen on these type whistles.

Add to this a closer look at Japanese escargots, mostly overlooked, as they seem cheaply made.
a closer look at a group of USA escargots ( maker unknown ) —  with very clear identifying characteristics.
a closer look at ….. ad infinitum…..

gotta run…