Record ID: WMID-841795
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Post Medieval lead alloy hawking whistle, c.AD 1700-1800. The body is cylindrical and hollow, and tapers to the extended hemispherical mouth piece. Perforating the upper centre of the body is a crescent-shape sound hole. Top is decorated by ridge which appears to have beeb brokenThe Top appears to have a decorative pattern. There are two collar running arounf the narower area. Appears to have been made in two halfs and joined together
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
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Record ID: IOW-9CEA2E
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Post Medieval lead alloy hawking whistle, c.AD 1700-1800. The body is cylindrical and hollow, and tapers to the extended hemispherical mouth piece. Perforating the upper centre of the body is a crescent-shape sound hole. The squared edge of the aperture extends along a decorative circumferential collar. Above the sound hole is another thicker circumferential collar. The closed end of the body is domed and has the base of an attachment loop. The underside of the body has compression damage. Otherwise its integrity is intact, except for surface wear and scratching. The…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-FACB37
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post medieval to modern hawking whistle, it has been cast in a dark metal, and is possibly tin or lead alloy. It likely dates from c. AD 1700-1800. The whistle is cylindrical in shape, and tapers to the oval shaped open mouth piece. Beside this is a semi circular open hole. At the opposite end there is a circular attachment loop with a long stem, this attaches to the domed and collared end of the whistle. There is a casting seam on both sides. It is a dark green grey colour, and measures 41.8mm in length, 13.7mm in width, and weighs 10.65g. There are similar examples o…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2024
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Record ID: IOW-E5F86B
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval-Modern lead-tin alloy whistle, c.AD 1700-1900. This is a circular-sectioned whistle. The top of the whistle is missing, the base flares out to the top of the whistle chamber and is connected by a rope-decorated collar. There is a semicircular-shaped sound hole half-way down the whistle. The mouth piece is slot-shaped. This form of whistle was probably used by a bosun or boatswain, in order to deliver clearly audible commands aboard ship. It is similar to KENT-46DA73, although this artefact is incomplete. While such whistles were in use for a sign…
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8AB48B
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A mostly complete lead alloy zoomorphic whistle dating to the post medieval period (c.AD 1700-1850). The whistle is cast in the form of a dog's head with distinctly moulded features. The head faces farwards and presents a sub-triangular snout with open mouth that holds an incomplete attachment loop. The head is presented with long fur that is brushed back from the face towards the neck. The fur is detailed with incised lines and stipling. At the to of the head is a prominent brow, within in which is set the two circular, bulbous eyes. To the back of the head is the whistle proper,…
Created on: Thursday 30th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th December 2023
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Record ID: BERK-A1BF7A
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval lead-alloy hawking whistle of Post-Medieval date. The closed end of the body is all that remains. It is domed and has a thick, but broken, circumferential rim at the base. The apex extends into a circular sectioned shank with a circular attachment loop. Through the loop is a small, circular wire for suspension.
Created on: Sunday 19th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 27th November 2023
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Record ID: LIN-0E231E
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval lead-alloy hawking whistle dating c. AD 1700-1800. The body is cylindrical and hollow, and tapers to the extended hemispherical mouth piece. Perforating the upper centre of the body is a crescent-shape sound hole. The squared edge of the aperture extends along a decorative circumferential collar. Above the sound hole is another thicker circumferential collar. Between the collars, the whistle is decorated with curvilinear foliate motif with pellets. The closed end of the body is domed and extends into a broken circular attachment loop. Th…
Created on: Sunday 12th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Helpringham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-671C93
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slender, tubular cast copper-alloy fragment, possibly from a whistle. It was cast in two halves, as the joining line can be easily seen, and its interior is hollow. There are traces of red pigment on the exterior surfaces, so it is probable that it had been painted. It therefore has patches of dark brown-red, where the paint has survived, and patches of a dark grey-green patina, common to copper-alloy objects. It was possibly used as a hawking whistle. Its remaining length is 32mm, with a diameter of 4mm, and a weight of 2.97g. At one end, it has been pressed and closed, into …
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2023
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Record ID: SUR-07A9EF
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flattened and corroded incomplete pewter object of post medieval to modern date comprising a hollow tube, 16.3mm in width with an open end and the other closed by a large transverse discoidal terminal, 31mm in diameter, which has been folded down on two sides. This terminal has a sub rectangular stump at the centre, possibly from a suspension loop or decorative projection. There is an oval aperture on one side of the tube which appears to be a feature, rather than damage. There are no marks or other decoration.
Created on: Thursday 31st August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 31st August 2023
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Record ID: NCL-6215D2
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast lead alloy Post Medieval 'hawking' whistle (c. AD 1700-1800). The body is cylindrical and hollow with part of the connected base surviving. The tapered mouth pieces has been lost, but part of the crescent-shaped sound hole survive with an additional broken fragment missing from this. Above the main cylindrical body is a protruding circumferential collar below a domed top with upwards projecting stem with attached spherical suspension loop. It has a mid-grey patina and some abrasion marks.  This is a well-attested artefact on the Portable Antiquities …
Created on: Friday 11th August 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2023
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Record ID: BH-9601C4
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval lead-alloy hawking whistle dating c. AD 1700-1800. The body is cylindrical and hollow, and tapers to the extended hemispherical mouth piece. Perforating the upper centre of the body is a crescent-shape sound hole. The squared edge of the aperture extends along a decorative circumferential collar. Above the sound hole is another thicker circumferential collar. The closed end of the body is domed and extends into a circular attachment loop. The underside of the body has compression damage. Otherwise its integrity is intact, except for surface wear and scra…
Created on: Monday 26th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 28th June 2023
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Record ID: SF-05078F
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy whistle dating to the modern period. The object appears to have been rolled into a cylinder, with one end cut and folded to create a D-shaped mouth-piece. The object has been slightly bent out of shape. There is a casting seem running along the bottom up to the mouthpiece and a separate in situ lead-alloy reed extending 10.80mm out from the lower part of the whistle. 
Created on: Monday 19th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wrentham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-8A8BD5
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Post Medieval-Modern tin alloy whistle, AD 1800-1950. This is the end section of of tin alloy whistle, decorated by a collar incised with adiamond-shaped grid pattern.
Created on: Thursday 1st June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 26th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-74A575
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy whistle from the Post-Medieval period, dating from around 1700 - 1850. The whistle is cone shaped, flaring outwards from the open mouth piece end. At the other end the whistle is terminated by a stepped domed cap. This has an integral attachment ring through which passes another copper alloy ring.The rim of the cap is slightly raised and decorated with beading. About one third of the way from the mouth piece to the cap are two opposing circular sound holes. An iron plate is visible inside the whistle which separates the sound holes. There is dama…
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2023
Last updated: Sunday 16th July 2023
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Record ID: IOW-CC702C
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval lead alloy/tin hawking whistle, c.AD 1700-1800. The main part of the body is hollow and tubular in shape and is missing most of the crescent-shaped sound hole and the entire mouthpiece. The body of the whistle has broken off at the cut of the sound hole, above this is a deeply indented raised circumferential collar. Protruding from the opposite end of the body is a cylindrical extension that terminates with a spherical knop which would have been attached to a lanyard.  For a complete example, see LANCUM-3D0DA9.
Created on: Thursday 11th May 2023
Last updated: Monday 5th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-3D0DA9
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy/tin hawking whistle of post medieval date likely c.AD 1700-1800. The main part of the body is hollow and tubular in shape and is missing the mouthpiece. In the body is a crescent-shaped sound hole cut into the top side, above this is a deeply indented raised circumferential collar. Protruding from the opposite end of the body is a cylindrical extension that terminates with a spherical knop which would have been attached to a lanyard.  This whistle is dark greyish silver with a pitted surface and has buff and organge corrosion depo…
Created on: Thursday 4th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 12th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Rawtenstall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-41AA51
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast white metal whistle of late post-medieval date, about AD 1700 - 1900. Only the closed end of the whistle survives. It is domed with a raised collar round the end where it joined the tubular part of the whistle. A cylindrical shaft extends from the closed end, terminating is a globular knop perforated for attachment. Casting flashes are present around the outer edge of the object. The object is 30.6mm long, 18.1mm wide, 10.0mm thick and weighs 5.00g. Compare NLM-7C1850, CORN-8F2B73 and YORYM-43B6B5.
Created on: Wednesday 29th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2023
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Record ID: LON-1B8F3B
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval ceramic whistle dating from 15th century. The remaining fragment consists of the abraded glazed head of a mounted rider. The head has incised sgraffito decoration, on the back of the head is an irregular lattice. These were originating produced in eastern France, Germany or Belgium. The whistle takes the form of a horse/donkey and rider,  Examples are in the Van Beuningen-de Vriese museum Rotterdam (Inv.no F 2950) which dates to the 14th century and a 15th century and from Luxembourg in the Musée national d'histo…
Created on: Monday 27th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Record ID: DEV-07C787
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A silver post-medieval nautical whistle of boatswain’s (bosun’s) call type, c. AD 1500-1650. The buoy is formed of sheet silver and is bi-convex, with two high-domed sides, forming a sub-oval shape with circular cross-section. The two domes are soldered together and separated by a central raised ridge. A circular hole has been cut into the buoy above the joint with the gun. The gun extends from the buoy and is divided into three parts via two decorative collars, each formed of three raised ridges. A third collar is located at the terminal. The whistle is decora…
Created on: Thursday 2nd March 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bampton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-22C013
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Redcar and Cleveland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible cast lead alloy (possibly pewter) whistle of the Post Medieval period (AD1600-1800) The object is sub rectangular in shape.The face has a moulded decoration depicting possibly a mermaid or large serpent; only the tail and body remain. At the top of the body there is a sub circular aperture with a large broken terminal projecting, possibly a head. The reverse has a cylindrical shape surrounded by a three sided 'wall',this is the reverse of the body and forms a tube.  Dimension: Length: 31.39 mm; Width: 16.89 mm; Thic…
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 3rd July 2023
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