Physical description

Metal pea whistle, steel, nickel plated with a spring steel ring. Whistle component made from two stamped and folded pieces of steel plate with a "pea" inside. Spring steel ring held to the whistle with a pressed steel piece. Whole whistle appears to be silver soldered. On the top of the whistle, stamped into the flat plate is the words "The Acme Thunderer" and on the bottom "Made in England".



Known by manufacturer as "Small whistle with tapered mouthpiece, produces high pitch".



Made by J. Hudson and Co. (Whistles) Ltd. of Birmingham United Kingdom. See Web. site material (attached on file) for details of whistle, history etc. www.acmewhistle.co.uk/history.html



Assumed belonged to Les Denmead and was his personal whistle, used by Inspectors.



See J. Hudson web site - www.acmewhistles.co.uk (down loaded 10/1/2002)