A mid-Victorian silver Bosun whistle, having foliate
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A mid-Victorian silver Bosun whistle, having foliate and thistle engraving to the keel and crowned anchors to either end of the barrel. Hallmarked Hilliard & Thomason, Birmingham 1862. Length measures 5 1/2 inches (14 cm), gross weight 18 grams.
The whistle displays general wear and tarnishing in keeping with the age and use. Surface marks and scratches and a some minor surface dints/bumps. Seam line visible to the barrel and an area of heavier scratched or filed marks. Residues of sticker to vacant cartouche. Hallmarks are a little rubbed but still clearly legible. Also some scratched numbers above the maker's mark.
The whistle displays general wear and tarnishing in keeping with the age and use. Surface marks and scratches and a some minor surface dints/bumps. Seam line visible to the barrel and an area of heavier scratched or filed marks. Residues of sticker to vacant cartouche. Hallmarks are a little rubbed but still clearly legible. Also some scratched numbers above the maker's mark.
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A mid-Victorian silver Bosun whistle, having foliate
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