Bird Call

[rmptr]

I got in a short treasure hunt in a local park this morning.
No spectacular finds, yet I came away with a whatzit, which is fun!

Just a bit of cleanup with my toothbrush on the unusual lead shaped thingy
ID'ed it pretty well... It says, 'Audobon Bird Call', and, 'Newington Conn' on
the obverse side.

Probably a knob type thing that went on a sliding type whistle.

Fun, though... a lead piece on a whistle, from Audobon Society!
I doubt it's very recent!

...and even that thickens the plot, a bit.
Very popular park, center of town, nearly.
There's got to be many folks with MD's there.
It was no more than a couple inches deep in the turf.



Nice WX here in CA today!
rmptr

 

[rmptr]

 

[JimBeHuntin']

Good job on the bird call ... I believe that's the first one I've seen on Tnet ... congratz !!

 

[tomclark]

They still make them. Been the same for many decades. There's rosin in the red capsule for "grip"

 

[rmptr]

Thanks for posting the pic, TC... I had no idea!

So I guess, instead of a variable whistle you would blow into,
it's a turning key type thing that makes chirpy noises in the wood!

WoW!

Thanks again
rmptr

 

[camperlee]

nice on the bird call this has to be a first. good luck and keep posting your finds.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Never seen one on here before either. Nice find