Hey Chiffers!
Saw a brass whistle this past weekend at an antique show and am looking for some assistance in identifying the name of the maker.
Here’s what I saw:
*All brass
*Six holes
*Stamped with a “c”
*Appeared to have a “soft” fipple - such as wood (could not tell from the amount of oxidized “goo” from the brass cleaner in the wind way)
*Stamped with a raised (embossed?) “medallion” that read “All The Best British” (similar image at the beginning of the famous Chiff & Fipple’s “Guide to Inexpensive Whistles”)
*Could not produce sound other than air
*Vendor offered that its age was about 100 years old
*Special price: US$118.00
WHOA was in remission and I did not purchase the whistle.
While there is no material prize for identifying the whistle, you will have earned my undying devotion and respect!
Regards,
