Late Victorian Era Double Chamber Pewter Postmans Whistle

[tinpan]

Hi all, tonite being a lot cooler than the last few days , i got a chance to get for few hours.being so dry and windy there was a lot of dust around.I thought my luck was still an on going thing. Well i went to the local old hunting round called Ironbark Creek and over the years i have found some really interesting relics.Never found any large a mounts of coins or other treasure .This spot does bring up the old super cool find.being only a few minutes from home makes for a easy hunt.

Started off a bit slow and started to get the feeling may be i have indeed hunted this place out.After about a got a real mutty type sound and didn,t quite what to make of it.Dug down about 9 inches and found this 5 inch pewter whistle, missing the ring off the end but it has a double chamber.The only other finds where a broken pressed Kookaburra[bird] broach and a old door handle.

Most of the coins being just a few over years date between 1870-1900 i figure the whistle had to from this time.No activity at this place after 1900.I don,t think the local gold troopers used whistles i figure it would be a postmans whistle.Old post office about 300 yards up the road.Just good to get out for a few hours and have some fun

tinpan

 

[DigginThePast]

Cool find. 8) Are those sites ever really hunted out?

 

[PBK]

Tweet find, Tin!

 

[tinpan]

Tweet find, Tin!

thanks PBK Might have to learn to whistle "DiXIE" on it first lol The whistle after washing still works.

tinpan

 

[EDDE]

Whistle while you work?

 

[crazyjarhead]

Looks to be a great find

 

[tinpan]

Whistle while you work?

Saturday morning 1.49 am and after quite a few beers i think i might just be snoring soon

tinpan

 

[seger98]

Your finds always amaze me!

 

[tinpan]

Your finds always amaze me!

thanks but your 1845 seated dime is better find t.p

 

[dieharddigger]

Nice find,and I always enjoy reading your posts. Some awesome scenery there too!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

You always come up with an interesting find, congrats on the cool whistle! Still frozen hard here. HH, Mike

 

[BuckleBoy]

I'd love to see a photo of that find after it is cleaned. GREAT find there!

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Tin,

very nice.

A Postmans Whistle.

Anyone from the U.S. ever run into one; I cannot
remember that our postman ever used a whistle.

Just a British/ Canada/ Australia/New Zealand type of thing?

Thanks for posting.

have a good un....
SHERMANVILLE

 

[shaun7]

Tweet find, Tin!

thanks PBK Might have to learn to whistle "DiXIE" on it first lol The whistle after washing still works.

tinpan

perhaps you could duet with rolf harris and his wobble board! (two little boys??)

 

[allen]

congrats on that great looking find Tinpan...

 

[Nana40]

DIXIE! OK..now you've got to post us a video of you whistling Dixie! Kewl find, TP!!

Nana.....in the land of Dixie!~

 

[tymcmurray]

You REALLY do find some great and unusual finds.
Keep it up!!!

 

[tinpan]

I'd love to see a photo of that find after it is cleaned. GREAT find there!

heres a clean whistle

 

[Ifoundit69]

try saying the subject line three times real fast Congradulations on the finds ..!