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Description: | A silver post-medieval (AD c.1600-c.1700) whistle. Overall, the whistle measures 26.4mm long, 6.8mm wide and 9.7mm thick. It weighs 2.13g. This whistle has been constructed from three pieces of sheet silver. The first piece has been rolled to form a tapering cylinder and shaped to form a D-shaped mouthpiece. The second piece is circular and forms a cap to close the opposite end to the mouthpiece. It has a small circular indent in the centre. The third piece sits internally running from the mouthpiece to the front edge of the D-shaped soundhole that has been cut away in the upper surface of the whistle. Underneath the soundhole on the lower surface of the whistle there is a circular loop soldered on through which articulates a ring made from silver wire.The whistle may have been used for hawking.
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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