Tin whistle
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
circa 1900 - circa 1950
Materials
Metal
Measurements
269 mm (length); 13 mm (diameter)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665779
Summary
A tin whistle in the shape of a silver coloured metal tube with a flat mouthpiece and slot at one end and six finger-holes above the top. The end away from the mouthpiece is open. Also known as 'penny whistles' by the 20th century and the range was only two octaves.
Marks and inscriptions
Inside an oval frame: 'MANUFACTURED FOR/KEITH PROWSE AND CO/ LONDON'