hink441 Posted December 29, 2011 Share #1 Posted December 29, 2011 I have had this whistle for a few years and I am unsure as to the era this is from. The N. S. Meyer mark is a new one to me. The made in England mark has me stumped. Could this be from WW1?? Can someone shed some light on this neat whistle and tell me how old it is? Thanks for looking. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 29, 2011 Share #2 Posted December 29, 2011 That style of whistle was widely used by the British Army and Police force for many years, pre and post WW1 thru WW2 and beyond. Maybe they were made for export and marketed in the US by NS Meyer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted December 29, 2011 Share #3 Posted December 29, 2011 Here are the two most commonly encountered British Military/Police whistles. The "traditional" cylindrical type like yours and the "Acme Thunderer" type, also often used by US personnel during WW2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted December 29, 2011 Thanks for the picture. I found a little more info about these whistles. On the Great War forum they have been discussed. " WHISTLE FACT; During WW1 Acme supplied their American Agent N S Meyer with whistles marked N S Meyer New York." I still don't know if this is a modern repro though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_pickrall Posted December 30, 2011 Share #5 Posted December 30, 2011 Do a search here for whistle. There are several good threads with lots of info and photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof Posted January 1, 2012 Share #6 Posted January 1, 2012 Hi All, you probably know that these are still made by ACME in Birmingham, UK. You may find this short youtube video of their production interesting (well, I did :thumbsup: ) Whistle Manufacture Link And a short history of the company Acme Whistle History Link Best Regards, Prof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share #7 Posted January 2, 2012 Thanks for those links, they are very informative! :thumbsup: Chris Hi All, you probably know that these are still made by ACME in Birmingham, UK. You may find this short youtube video of their production interesting (well, I did :thumbsup: ) Whistle Manufacture Link And a short history of the company Acme Whistle History Link Best Regards, Prof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof Posted January 2, 2012 Share #8 Posted January 2, 2012 Thanks for those links, they are very informative! :thumbsup: Chris Thanks, Chris. Incidentally, ACME is the company that originally made the 'crickets' for D-Day Europe, and now make reproductions using similar metal bashing techniques to those illustrated in the video. Best Regards, Prof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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