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Description: | A very worn whistle probably cast in pewter of probable post-medieval in date. The whistle is the shape of a frustum, or truncated cone, tapering outwards from the original open end. This latter would have been the mouthpiece. By looking inside one can see that the whistle is only hollow until about half of the way down the interior of the body of the whistle. Beyond this is a sheet of metal which divides the internal space into two. Central on either side of the exterior are two holes, one of which is abraded. The holes would have allowed the air to pass down the whistle and regulate the sound produced. At the wider terminal of the whistle is a stepped collar; the cap beyond this has been lost. Further losses have occurred around the former mouthpiece. The metal is a grey colour with areas of lustrous smooth surface, though over half is now corroded. This whistle was possibly used in hawking. A more complete whistle which is very similar in form from East Sussex has been recorded on this database, ref. SUSS-296A24. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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