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Description: | An incomplete, damaged and misshapen post-Medieval to Modern cast copper-alloy 'hawking' whistle (c. 1700-c. 1900 AD).The main body of the whistle is hollow and tubular in cross-section with a semi-circular sound hole at the top. Between the sound hole and the mouth-piece is a narrow collar and level with the collar, on the inside of the whistle, is a vertical baffle with a small aperture at the top. The mouth-piece is convex at the top and concave on the underside to accommodate the lower lip of the player and has a narrow, semi-circular inlet hole. The lower part of the mouth piece is separate and has been soldered into position. At the opposite end to the mouth-piece to the main body there is a 'mushroom'-headed terminal. Each side of this terminal has a semi-circular cut out which appears to have been deliberately made. Mid-way along the length of the whistle the body is bulbous and has a circular hole on the underside. The hole is 4.70mm in diameter.This whistle is grey with green corrosion deposits. It has been subjected to intense heat and has become misshapen. There are two globules adjacent to the sound hole. The breaks are old.Length: 37.98mm; maximum diameter: 14.52mm. Weight: 12.94g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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