Record ID: WILT-653F46
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval lead alloy whistle, of a type described as a 'police whistle'. The whistle is circular in cross section (14.21mm in diameter). The mouth of the whistle, which is an open ring (10.7mm in diameter), tapers upwards towards a collar, and from there the main body of the whistle (35.19mm in length, including the collars) joins another collar, tapering away to a ring at the top. There are two sound-hole openings just above the collar. The body (57.50mm overall) is undecorated A number of whistles have been recorded by the PAS, however a direct parallel has not been found. It …
Created on: Monday 26th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-FA557F
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead-tin alloy (pewter) whistle of 18th century date The whistle is near-complete, with some peripheral damage to the mouth-piece (with a length of 39.5mm and a weight of 7.0g). The whistle comprises three parts, with the curved plate soldered to underside of the mouth-piece and end section joined at an expanded sleeve (with a diameter of 14.2mm). The casting seams are clearly discernible on both sections and there is no cast decoration. There is a D-shaped sound-hole (8.4mm wide and 4.0mm long). At the terminal is a suspension loop (5.0mm diameter and 2.7mm internal di…
Created on: Monday 2nd February 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd February 2015
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Record ID: ESS-C0B4B8
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, cast probable lead/tin alloy (possibly pewter or tombac) whistle dating from the Post Medieval to early Modern period. The whistle consists of a pipe, circular in section, with a 'D' shaped performation mid way along the length. At the sound hole, half of the inner pipe is blocked to create the 'whistle' sound. The pipe leads to a hollow, broadly 'D' shaped sound box. A circular raised collar surrounds the pipe where it meets the sound box. A raised rib runs circumferentially around the sound box, with the hemisphere below it being rounded and that above more flattened. A …
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 14th August 2013
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Record ID: SUSS-FB43A2
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Silver whistle, incomplete. A piece of sheet silver has been rolled and soldered along the edges to create a cylinder that tapers slightly and is broken at both ends. There are two collars with three ridges, one at either end of the body. In the centre, soldered onto the body between the two collars, is a silver wire suspension loop and that secures a free-running wire loop. In addition to this, independent from the body, is a silver wire loop soldered at each end to make a loop, with an S-shaped silver wire attached through it.
Created on: Wednesday 24th July 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 12th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-38A197
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy whistle tapering from a broad mouthpiece to a D-shaped sound-hole beyond which it is of consistent diameter as far as the distal end. This is now open but would have been blocked by a stopper of some sort. Decoration around the mouthpiece consists of a band of fine tendril ornament. This is separated from a field of fine pellets by a low rib. The pellets extend to the distal edge of the sound hole. A casting seam extends the full length along both sides. Length 26mm. Mouthpiece 9.5 x 6mm externally. Other end 4.5 x 4mm. Perhaps 17th - 18th century.
Created on: Tuesday 20th August 2013
Last updated: Friday 10th July 2020
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Record ID: NMS-9BD7B8
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Badly distorted post-medieval silver hunting whistle. A collar of twisted wire masks the junction of the crumpled tubular mouthpiece and the remainder, which is formed from butt-jointed sheet. The length between the collar and a second one is decorated with barley twist. A wire suspension loop is soldered over the butt joint near the first collar, and the remains of two other, smaller loops are attached to the second. Beyond the latter a shield-shaped maker's mark is stamped near the open end. Length c.65mm. Diameter c.12mm. Weight 7.1g. Similar examples published by the PAS are vario…
Created on: Friday 6th September 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 9th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wreningham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-0FF226
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pressed sheet gilt copper alloy whistle, rectangular in plan and profile and square in section, with the underside of the mouthpiece having broken off, but the fragment still remains. The fragment of mouthpiece that has broken off has the maker's initials 'SD' in script within an oval cartouche and beneath a crown. The maker's mark is that of Sandilands Drinkwater, who was a London silversmith based in Gutter Lane from 1735-1761. There is a Georgian silver rattle with a whistle attached with very similar decoration, composed of flowers, leaves and tendrils or fronds, and another rattl…
Created on: Thursday 12th September 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 18th September 2013
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Record ID: SF-2F0207
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead-alloy whistle of uncertain date. It is rectangular in form, square in cross-section and hollow, missing part of the mouthpiece due to old breaks. At the end of the whistle is a separately cast circular end plate that tapers at its centre to a conical suspension loop. This has a circular terminal that is biconical in cross-section and has a central circular perforation. One side of the end cap, at the underside of the whistle, has some post-depositional damage. All of the exterior surfaces of the body of the whistle have moulded decoration. On the two sides this…
Created on: Wednesday 25th September 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Poslingford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-D7F787
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An apparently complete, though with some damage, post-medieval silver "bosun's" whistle dating to the 17th century. It consist of a slightly tapering sheet tube with an applied transverse triple-rib at the centre, an elaborate openwork S-shaped handle below, and an egg-shaped hollow at the narrower end of the tube, also attached to the handle. The S-shaped handle is foliate in design and attached with solder to the underside of the tube and the hollow end. It is max.3.36mm thick. The tube narrows from 4.57mm in diameter (internal 3.60mm) to 3.96mm diameter (internal uncertain) and l…
Created on: Thursday 3rd October 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 8th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fawley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-69A696
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy whistle fragment. Cast end from a whistle, comprising a moulded cylinder with an inserted end cap with suspension wing and a metal reed. External relief decoration comprises a circumferential bordered line of pellets. The word FRANCE appears between this decorated band and the end cap. This is one of several broken toys reported from the same location. Suggested date: Modern, 1880-1920. Length: 35.4mm, Diameter: 17mm, Thickness (cylinder wall): 1.3mm, Weight: 16.45gms.
Created on: Thursday 10th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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Record ID: IOW-05D117
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and worn post-Medieval sheet silver whistle (1600-1700). Treasure case no. 2013 T638. The mouth-piece is semi-circular in cross-section, convex at the top and flat on the underside. Rope-work forms a rim on the convex part and the edge of the underside is cusped. Within the mouth-piece a thin sheet fipple diaphragm is obliquely situated. The flat base of the sound-chamber is semi-circular in plan and its upper part is missing due to breaks. On the underside of the sound-chamber a maker's mark is stamped with initials: 'H B' (possibly). 20.20mm (length); 17.98mm (wi…
Created on: Thursday 17th October 2013
Last updated: Friday 21st March 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-1FBE53
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pewter whistle of late post-medieval date. The body of the whistle is hollow and tubular with an extended section to the top hemisphere. Two circumferential bands are present dividing the whistle into three sections, the upper most being the extended lip mouth piece. The middle section houses the D-shaped sound hole and the third section tapers to a rounded terminal with a worn knop which represents the remainder of a loop for attachment to a lanyard. Worn curvilinear foliate decoration is present over the exterior surface of the whistle and the interior is undecorated. …
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2013
Last updated: Monday 2nd December 2013
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Record ID: YORYM-200900
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pewter whistle of late post-medieval date. The body of the whistle is tubular with a horizontal strip within the tube. Two sound holes are present, one on each hemisphere, though are broken and worn. The open end of the whistle is broken and the opposite end tapers to a rounded terminal with loop for attachment to a lanyard. The whistle is undecorated. The metal is a light grey colour and is worn. The whistle is 44.4mm long, 14.8mm in diameter, 1.1mm thick and weighs 18.7g. Similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database as IOW-8AF4F2, IOW-46E963 and SWYOR-…
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2013
Last updated: Monday 2nd December 2013
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Record ID: YORYM-2079E1
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead whistle of post-medieval date. The whistle is in the form of a fish-tail with the caudal fin acting as a suspension loop. From here the tail widens to the body of the fish before terminating at a circumferential band. The lower half of the body has been lost to an old break at the point at which the sound hole would have been present. The two halves have been pressed flat. The surface of the whistle is decorated with semi-circular grooves representing the fins of the fish. The metal is a mid yellowish-white colour and is worn. The whistle is 34.2mm long, 15.8mm w…
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2013
Last updated: Monday 2nd December 2013
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Record ID: NMS-DC902B
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of lead alloy whistle, concave sided mouthpiece, collared at opening and before break, internal division tapering from a broad mouthpiece to a damaged D-shaped sound-hole at break. Five radial lines on sides. Surviving length 19mm. Mouthpiece diam. 11.5mm - 15.5mm externally. Perhaps 17th - 18th century.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd June 2014
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Record ID: DEV-FA7128
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
Sheet silver whistle. The whistle is broadly conical in shape, formed by folding over sheet silver and soldering the sides together. The whistle tapers towards the mouthpiece end. At the mouthpiece is a small semi-circular indentation for resting the bottom lip upon when being played. At the centre is a semi-circular blow hole. The wider end is decorated with a raised, alternately inverted running motif of trefoils with a stem, above which are three pellets; all within a plain band above and below. The end is circular in section (now slightly mis-shapen due to damage) and is open. The…
Created on: Thursday 5th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2016
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Record ID: LVPL-8E9B4F
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy decorated hawking whistle. The object has a zoomorphic projection from the whistle body, which has the appearance of a bird. The bird features a long curved beak, circular incised eyes and a repeated incised pattern indicating feathers. At the top of the head of the bird is a crest with moulded grooves at each edge. At a right angle to the body of the whistle is an incomplete handle which measures 12.68mm in length. At the top of the object the sound hole is C-shaped in plan. The mouth-piece is convex at the top and concave on the underside to accommodate the l…
Created on: Friday 18th July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 17th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-0457E3
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A silver whistle. The whistle is formed of a sheet of silver with one domed end and one flattened, open end. The domed end appears to be formed of a separate piece of silver and attached to the end. The body narrows in width the open end which has a 'D' shaped aperture. Roughly in the centre of the upper surface of the whistle is a 'D' shaped open hole, forming the sound hole. A soldering scar is visible on the underside, from which a loop would have been attached. Dimensions: 30.8mm in length, 7.0mm in width, 3.6mm in thickness at the open end and weighs 2.44g. Discussion: Simi…
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th August 2015
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Record ID: LIN-2C3364
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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 surfa…
Created on: Friday 12th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-18CF5B
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy or tin alloy end cap from a whistle, of Post Medieval dating (AD 1500 to AD 1800). Around 25% of the whistle is present, consisting only of the end cap. The rest of the whistle is missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The end cap is flattened, originally it would have been circular in shape. A suspension loop has been set at right angles to the body of the whistle. It has a circular hole, with an internal diameter of 2.5 mm. The whistle end cap measures 21.8 mm in length, 19.6 mm wide and 5.8 mm thick. It weighs 2.7 g. The whistle is a light to mid …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
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