Whistle and lead ball

[randyinarkansas]

i found this whistle and lead ball at a home site that dates back to 1870...at first i thought the whistle was just a kids toy until i saw a post on todays finds of one similar to mine....my research on it hasnt turned up much so i was wondering if someone could tell me more about it..also the lead ball...looks kinda like a musket ball but it has a mess up on one side.

 

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[kuger]

The "mess",on the ball is called the sprue,its where the ball was cast or molded.Yours is unfired and they usually cut the sprue off.

 

[Tony in SC]

The "mess",on the ball is called the sprue,its where the ball was cast or molded.Yours is unfired and they usually cut the sprue off.

The ugly spot on the ball is a spru. I think the whistle is what was called a penny whistle? Tony

 

[ivan salis]

the musket ball was not cleaned up after being cast thus the "spue" where the lead went into the hole in the mold when poured in a molten state -- normally afterward its cut off and smoothed .