I know its a whistle, but I cant figure out the style/age of it

[DigDugNY]

I know it's a whistle, but I can't figure out the style/age of it

I found this whistle last week and I was able to clean it up as best I could. I've been trying to do some research and can't seem to figure out what exact style this is and how old it may be. I don't know what the picture means, i think its the japanese flag and the us flag crossing each other...It does say made in japan and the e in made is backwards. Plus there is two stars towards the back of it. I know trade between us was big in the 60's, but it seems older than that..any help is appreciated.

 

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[DCMatt]

I would guess older as well. I'd say the whistle is 1900 to 1930. You might want to contact www.[B]whistlemuseum[/B].com to see what they say.

DCMatt

 

[DigDugNY]

I would guess older as well. I'd say the whistle is 1900 to 1930. You might want to contact www.whistlemuseum.com to see what they say.

DCMatt

You know how to contact them? There isn't anything on the website that really says

 

[DigDugNY]

It's definite one of a kind because I can't find anything like it

 

[Doubter in MD]

What does it say near the mouthpiece? What are the letters?

 

[Napper]

Looks like the wording say's Made In Japan.....But I'am pretty sure it's a Hawking Whistle....If you Google> images, & type in hawking whistle you will see pictures of this whistle...Sorry can't help with age...

Hope this helps Napper..

 

[DigDugNY]

I said in the thread the words on the whistle...and thanks napper

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

neat piece...love the Japanese and American flags...must be post WWII...any occupied japan stamps on this item?

 

[DigDugNY]

neat piece...love the Japanese and American flags...must be post WWII...any occupied japan stamps on this item?

No...all it says is "made in Japan"

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

I agree with the type of whistle...
I might believe it could be early 1900's...if one item on the piece showed baseball anything...first American- Japanese game was in 1905 or so...maybe earlier...
made in japan was reserved for export items...not for internal market...

 

[DigDugNY]

yea, I mean this piece looks pretty old. And the area I found it dates back to the early 1900's. I would just assume if it was made after WWII, then there would be a lot of examples of this type of whistle. But as of now this is the only one I have seen.

 

[River Rat]

Awesome find, Bobby!

 

[DigDugNY]

Awesome find, Bobby!

Thanks River Rat! Its been a long while!

 

[JOHUNT]

Cool whistle Bobby! How's it sound? lol

 

[DigDugNY]

Cool whistle Bobby! How's it sound? lol

That would be cool if it still had a sound, but that part is broken/missing

 

[CRUSADER]

As its a pewter, I think its probably pre-WWI, & most likely about 1880s

 

[DigDugNY]

Looking at the pics again...even though i think the picture on the whistle is the Japanese and us flag crossing each other, is there a chance it could actually be the Japanese and Russian flag?