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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scoutshouse, post: 58246, member: 267&quot;]Ok, I&#039;ve gone thru about 50 types of whistles, the majority were wooden duck whistles... </p><p><br /></p><p>Then assorted ceramics, some of which I learned were &quot;water whistles&quot; - never heard of them. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hoping someone out there can help me out these last 6 or 8? Anything you can add would be helpful... I&#039;ll just write what I know (or think):</p><p><br /></p><p>Green doesn&#039;t seem old, but where from?</p><p>The nester I believe is old - Rockingham glaze? </p><p>Canary? Japan? sweet</p><p>Soldier hand marked Made in Italy, I found a comp, of much better quality faience</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]14968[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]14969[/ATTACH] </p><p>Wood box with tin mouth piece - No idea - it strikes me as German, but has US patent 1907</p><p>Tin or pewter, wood and leather - No idea[ATTACH=full]14980[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]14974[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]14976[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]14978[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Lighter one is listed a number of ways: asking over $100 - as old as 1770 Revolutionary War, with book reference, <a href="http://www.zacharymillerantiques.com/revolutionary-war-horn-whistle/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.zacharymillerantiques.com/revolutionary-war-horn-whistle/" rel="nofollow">http://www.zacharymillerantiques.com/revolutionary-war-horn-whistle/</a> and antique police whistle. <a href="http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/amazing-antique-carved-horn-police-154695046" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/amazing-antique-carved-horn-police-154695046" rel="nofollow">http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/amazing-antique-carved-horn-police-154695046</a> </p><p>But none sold for more than $32 </p><p><br /></p><p>The darker whistle: I only find one (with a slider) similar listed as Civil War Era stag horn whistle? sold for $27 - it has a remnant of a chain and ring to attach it on metal band.[ATTACH=full]14979[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for lookin&#039;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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