United Kingdom. A First War Infantry Trench Whistle Hold both edged in twisted silvery

both edged in twisted silvery twisted wire piping

1936 at Madison

17" (April 15

Measuring 213 mm (w) x 342 mm (h)

United Kingdom. A First War Infantry Trench Whistle Hold both edged in twisted silveryIn silver nickel, maker marked and dated "J. HUDSON & Co BIRMINGHAM 1915" on the shaft, marked "PATENT 5727 08" on the cap, the adjoining loop with a full length braided brown neck cord fed through it, measuring 81. 7 mm in length x 16 mm in diameter, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: British forces were the first to make use of whistles in the trenches of the First World War. The whistles were made by J. Hudson & Company, which was later bought out