Whistle find age?

[FinderTravis]

Found while water detecting in small BC town with an earlier paddle wheeler and Ferry crossing history.

Read The Thunder Hudson's Patent small pea whistles were first used by Scotland Yard in the UK after a contract was won by Joseph Hudson during 1883. Believe it is an early make, pre ACME, though cannot find any mention of the type/make of whistle other than it was 'a small but loud pea whistle' to determine precise age of find and or possibly the profession of who it may have been used by..
Looks as though it would have also been gold gilt at one time.

 

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[Blackfoot58]

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[Red-Coat]

Cool old whistle.

Joseph Hudson & Co. of Birmingham did indeed produce the first British police whistle (demonstrated in 1883, but the contract was not granted until 1884). However it was a “tube” whistle and titled “The Metropolitan”. The “escargot” (snail) whistle, like yours, wasn’t patented by Hudson until 1891. They used the “Acme” branding in conjunction with "Thunderer" and other brandings since at least 1895; some “Thunderer” whistles have it, while others do not.

Compare the ‘knop’ on yours to these military versions from 1899 and 1927. The knop was re-designed in 1924, so I think yours reliably dates between 1891-1924.

1891 Patent:

1924 Patent:

[Pictures from >whistleshop.co.uk<]

Whistles like this were used by the military, on boats, by railroads, by scouts, in schools, by sporting referees and for a number of other official or civilian purposes. Military and railroad whistles usually have an indication of that stamped on them.