Record ID: LANCUM-6A22E3
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Britannia metal pea whistle dating from the late 19th century; purpose unknown. Britannia metal is a pewter-type alloy favoured for its silvery appearance and smooth surface. The composition is approximately 93% tin, 5% antimony, and 2% copper. It was first produced in 1769 or 1770, under the name of "Vickers White Metal", by the Sheffield manufacturers Ebenezer Hancock and Richard Jessop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britannia_metal).
Created on: Thursday 26th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-5D6AB1
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Modern tin-alloy whistle (c. 1800-c. 1900). It is sub-triangular in plan and is in the form of the rear part of a fish's body. The head of the fish, the mouth-piece, is missing. Originally it would have been hollow. However, it is now flattened and slightly misshapen. Both sides are scaled with a dorsal fin at the top and an anal fin at the bottom. The tail is in the form of a caudal fin. At the opposite end there is a plain border on both faces, 3.9mm in width. 31.7 x 17.1 x 4.2mm. Weight: 5.49g. A similar incomplete whistle has been recorded from Berkshire: SUR-BEBF41.
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0AE731
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast tin/lead-alloy or pewter whistle/rattle dating from the late modern period, i.e. c. AD1800-1900. The artefact is slightly bent and patinated but otherwise in good condition. The whistle is about 64mm long and is decorated with at least four round mouldings along its body. There are four cast loops on one moulding and two on another, probably small attachment loops for bells or other rattling equipment. Most of these whistle rattles are known to have been made in silver which would have probably been much healthier for baby and parents. This pewter or tin/lead-alloy whistle, howev…
Created on: Wednesday 14th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 19th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingwater', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-6E5F67
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast tin-alloy post-Medieval whistle (1500-1800). One half of a spherical sound box belonging to a small whistle. It has a circular sound hole and a suspension loop. The outer surface has an elaborate raised floral decoration consisting of lines and pellets. Length:14.9mm; maximum diameter: 17.4mm. Weight: 2.40g. A complete whistle of this type has been recorded from Brewood Parish, Staffordshire. See, Portable Antiquities Scheme find: WMID-962B30.
Created on: Tuesday 27th April 2010
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-0DC634
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval to Modern cast white metal (perhaps pewter or tin) 'hawking' whistle (c. 1700-c. 1850). The main body of the whistle is hollow and tubular in cross-section. It is divided into four sections, a mouth-piece, a central part with a sound hole, a rounded end and an incomplete knop or loop for a lanyard. Three circumferential ribs divide these sections. The lower part which accommodated the lower lip of the player is missing. The mouth piece is semi-circular in plan. This section with the mouth-piece and the rounded end has raised scroll-like decoration. The kn…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-8AF4F2
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval to Modern tin-alloy (?pewter) 'hawking' whistle (c. 1700-c. 1850). The main body of the whistle is hollow and tubular in cross-section. It is divided into three sections, a mouth-piece with a sound-hole, a body with a rounded end and a pierced knop for a lanyard. A circumferential collar divides the mouth-piece from the rounded end. The mouth-piece is semi-circular in cross-section and the sound-hole is semi-circular in plan. Within the whistle there is a rectangular sheet copper-alloy fipple. This extends downwards from the straight edge of the sound-hole t…
Created on: Sunday 31st March 2013
Last updated: Monday 1st April 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-F14358
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a post-Medieval cast white metal (perhaps pewter or tin) 'hawking' whistle (c. 1700-c. 1900). Most of the main body including the mouth piece are missing. The surviving part is tubular and circular in cross-section and has a circumferential collar. Between the body and terminal there is a similar but smaller collar. The terminal has been damaged and possibly burnt. It may have been pierced to form a suspension loop prior to being damaged. There is no indication of a maker's mark. This whistle is in poor condition and is grey with buff corrosion deposits. The bre…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-46DA73
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pewter "Bosun" whistle of post medieval date (1650 - 1900). Description: The whistle is hollow and tubular in cross-section. The fragment consists of rounded/domed end section decorated with a series of cast circumferential ridges. The knop shaped terminal is turned and the hole pierced through the end is 2.68mm in diameter. The whistle is reddish brown in colour with a rough surface. Measurements: Length: 38.54mm; width: 13.90mm; thickness: 2.19mm; weight: 9.82g Discussion: There are several similar examples to this whistle are recorded on the PAS database, su…
Created on: Friday 3rd August 2018
Last updated: Thursday 9th August 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-EA8988
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The warped pewter bowl from a modern tobacco pipe shaped whistle dating to the late 19th century. Description: The fragment represents the bowl and part of the stem of the pipe. The bowl is decorated with a cast curtain comprising joined arches just below the rim of the bowl. Each arch has a vertical line of four pellets within. The concave base of the bowl has a radial florals design, At the front of the bowl to each side is a sprig sprouting from the floral design on the base. A clear casting seam is visible dividing the two halves of the bowl. The bowl is near-complete and sligh…
Created on: Monday 10th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 21st October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Thanet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-20FDEF
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late Post-medieval pewter whistle (c.1800-1880). This hollow whistle is sub-triangular in plan and tapers from the flattened distal end which would have been oval in section to the circular mouth-piece at the opposite end. There is a sub-circular sound hole about half way along the length of the body of the whistle. Just inside the distal broken edge is a raised transverse ridge and there would have been a cap and suspension loop beyond this, looking at the example below, which is now missing. A section of the back of the whistle wall is also missing and the intact barre…
Created on: Thursday 26th October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-6734F4
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, tin alloy whistle likely dated to the post-medieval or modern period (c. AD 1800-1900). The main body of the whistle is cylindrical in shape and hollow. The mouthpiece is molded and the other end is domed with a central hole. The body of the whistle is undecorated apart from a raised, circumferential ridge. There is a sub-rectangular aperture, now distorted, which allows the sound to escape. The object is mostly intact although here is damage to the domed end. Casting flashes are present around the outer edge of the object. The whistle measures 41.10mm long, …
Created on: Wednesday 26th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-351827
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete dark grey zoomorphic hawking whistle most likely made from tin alloy. The whistle is cylindrical in shape with one end narrowing to a point and the other ending in a mouth piece. This mouth piece is convex on its top and has a concave recess on its underside. An attachment loop is placed on the top of the tube close to the pointed end from which the whistle would have been hung. Both the holes of the whistle are open although some soil is visible inside. The body of the whistle is decorated in cast relief decoration making the head of a bird of prey (raptor) the p…
Created on: Thursday 19th March 2020
Last updated: Monday 7th June 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-AB21DC
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval to Modern tin alloy, possibly pewter or britannium, whistle. It is cylindrical in shape with a tapering end terminating with the stump of a broken off attachment loop. A raised transverse rib separates the dome of the whistle from the body and a thinner raised transverse rib separates the mouth-piece. Nest to this second rib is the semi-circular aperture which allows the sound to escape. There is a fixed reed inside and the whistle still produces a loud shrill note. The type was very widely used, especially by educational establishments and the police, at the end of the …
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Last updated: Thursday 26th September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Darwen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-B79267
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast tin alloy hawking whistle, cylindrical in profile and circular in section, with two raised ribs which run around the circumference of the barrel of the whistle, on either side of the semi-circular sounding hole, which has since broken to form a larger aperture. The upper end of the whistle tapers towards the neck and then expands into a spherical suspension loop that has a drilled circular hole which would have taken the lanyard or cord to suspend the whistle. At the opposite end, the mouthpiece of the whistle is also broken so that it is open and the 'baffle' is loose…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 11th March 2014
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Record ID: CORN-8F2B73
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast tin alloy hawking whistle, cylindrical in profile and circular in section, with a knopped domed terminal beyond a raised rib that runs around the circumference of the barrel of the whistle. Beyond the rib, there is a semi-circular sounding hole, as the whistle tapers slightly towards the mouthpiece at the opposite end. The mouth-piece is convex at the top and concave on the underside to accommodate the lower lip of the player. This separate underside part is secured by solder and has a slim inlet. Within the barrel-shaped chamber of the whistle, alligned with the straight edge of…
Created on: Thursday 6th March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th March 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-7089A4
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete cast tin alloy, possibly pewter, hawking whistle or post medieval date likely c.AD 1700-1800. The main part of the body is hollow and tubular in shape, tapering to an end where the mouth piece would have extended. The end is now a slight crescent shape but was kindly demonstrated by the finder as still functional. The body has a crescent-shaped sound hole cut into the top side, above which are two grooved concentric circles. Attached to the body is a cyclindrical extension, attached to which is a spherical knop that has a circular suspension loop drilled into it.…
Created on: Monday 28th October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 5th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'newbold Astbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-795F57
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A dark grey zoomorphic hawking whistle most likely made from tin alloy. Description: It is cylindrical in shape with a tapering end and broken extension piece, possibly for an attachment loop. The body of the whistle is decorated in cast relief decoration possibly, mammalian, with rounded ears which hang low along the head, round eyes and a blunt muzzle. A the mouthpiece end of the whistle is a semi-circular aperture which allows the sound to escape. The object is mostly intact although here is damage to the end of the mouthpiece and the suspension loop end. The surface is heavily …
Created on: Wednesday 4th December 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 4th December 2019
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Record ID: SUR-265BD5
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A metal whistle in the form of a tobacco pipe, made of some form of pewter or lead-based alloy - probably the same material as was used to make cast metal soldiers and cars. The bowl is decorated with a band of loops each containing a pellet. Recent research shows that these apparent metal tobacco pipes were in fact toy whistles, probably of German origin and dating from the late 19th to early 20th century. The stem and a cover for the pipe were both of iron and thus have not survived in the ground. See David Higgins, Metal Pipes and Whistles, Society for Clay Pipe Research …
Created on: Tuesday 13th November 2012
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
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Record ID: SUSS-AD8953
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast possible tin/lead-alloy or pewter whistle dating from the post-Medieval to modern period (c.1800-1900). The whistle is decorated with at least three round mouldings along its body. There is one large knop on one moulding and up to four smaller knops on the other, possibly for small attachment loops for bells or other rattling equipment. The mouth piece is at one end of the whistle, with a sound hole just in front. The other end of the whistle is broken. Most of these whistle rattles are known to have been made in silver which would have probably been much healthier …
Created on: Monday 9th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 15th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chailey', grid reference and parish protected.