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
Spatial data recorded.