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Officer's dress whistle
Conical-shaped, Beaufort type whistle made of nickel-silver with narrow mouthpiece, oval window, stop hole, case retention clip lever, and a wide cap with embossed ring that receives another ring and a nickel-silver rolo chain. Case/cover and regimental boss disc missing. This type of whistle was attached to the cross belts worn in ceremonial military uniforms.
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first half of 20th century - Maker:
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Gloucester Life - Inventory number:
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England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.311 Stopped flutes with internal duct, without fingerholes with fixed stopped lower end
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- Decorative elements:Small embossed vines on handle ring.
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.311 Stopped flutes with internal duct, without fingerholes with fixed stopped lower end
- Repository:Gloucester Life
- Measurements:Length (whistle only): 45mm