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Bosun's whistle
This Bosun's call or whistle was used by Petty Officer Victor Colquitt. It was used to call instructions to sailors, or to pipe an officer on board ship. It is possibly made of silver, with copper rings, and a white metal chain.
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Manx National Heritage - Inventory number:
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- Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.311 Stopped flutes with internal duct, without fingerholes with fixed stopped lower end
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.311 Stopped flutes with internal duct, without fingerholes with fixed stopped lower end
- Repository:Manx National Heritage
- Measurements:Overall: 10cm