Stock No. 2641

Victorian sterling silver trick whistle

Amusing, Victorian sterling silver trick whistle with very simple, clean, lines. London 1875 by Thomas Johnson. The design is totally plain and there is a cylindrical hole running through the main body of the whistle. The suspension ring at the end of whistle is hallmarked with the lion passant standard mark. The full set of hallmarks is very clearly stamped at the end of the front of the mouthpiece with the maker's mark above. Maker :- Thomas Johnson

Condition :-Extremely good with just one very slight dent on the reverse side of the mouthpiece. The hallmarks are very crisp
Hallmarked :- London 1875
Size :-	2 inches (5.1 cm) total length x 0.5 inches (1.27 cm) wide x 0.65 inches (1.65 cm) high
Weight :- 0.28 ozt (8.6 g)
Why is this a trick whistle? Because it will not make a sound unless you cover up the two ends of the cylindrical hole with your fingers. When you get it to blow, the whistle makes an extremely loud and resonant sound. Many a Victorian and Edwardian child in England has been recalled from the furthest woods and fields by such a sound. The Victorians were very fond of adding amusing features to everyday objects, particularly in the last thirty years or so of the nineteenth century. Thomas Johnson and his Company were renowned for manufacturing such top quality items and these were sold in many of the most famous shops in England and abroad.

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