Here’s a well used J H whistle in E flat. Very narrow bore. Still plays sweet and quiet. I’ve looked through many of the old threads and most of the images were lost when they expired on e-bay. How old and rare is this whistle? I saw a reference to John Hudson, a flute maker. Any further research on whether he made whistles?
Yum, lead!
I just all the chewing on that fipple was from an adult in a pub and not a kid in a crib!!
Martin:
thanks - google’s an amazing thing. Here’s another JH.
http://www.acmewhistles.co.uk/history.html
It appears the family business lives on. Could this guy be related to the flute maker??
Seriously, D, I suggest you make a transfer of the maker’s mark, using plastacine or blue tac to get a good clear impression without damaging the whistle, and then ink the impression and transfer it to to white card. You could then take a clearer digital photo of the maker’s mark and email it to some on-line museums.
Hobgoblin’s shop in London has a small musical museum, and I’ve seen several online catalogues of whistles and flutes from various museums, in the UK and USA. I’m sure if you get a good curator involved you could get a match on this and find out exactly how old it is and where it was made. London quite a possibility. It may very well pre-date the Clarke Original.
Martin
Good idea. However, here’s a link to a very good image of a complete set that I just found on-line. My whistle shows lots of use. These are great. Whoever J H was, his whistle-making skills were well developed.
Mark
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?dcm:1:./temp/~ammem_5swZ::