ACME Thunderer No. 58 Gold Plated Brass Whistle - Birmingham Special Edition For Sale

ACME Thunderer No. 58 Brass Whistle - Gold Plated -Limited Edition - Stamped 'Positively Birmingham No. 58 on both side faces.A limited-edition brass whistle, with a gold-plated finish supplied in a presentation case.The ACME Thunderer No. 58 is a classic Birmingham 'toy' manufactured in the Jewellery Quarter at the firm of J. Hudson. This version of the whistle is a special limited edition and is stamped with 'Positively Birmingham- Grand Central' design on both side faces.The ACME No. 58 is used by sporting referees and for many other uses including on railways and in school playgrounds around the worldThe whistle comes in a presentation box and is a very special collectible version produced in 2022 in the Birmingham factory from start to finish.This whistle is brand new and never blown! A prestigious version of this world-famous whistle still produced by the firm started byJoseph Hudson in 1870. The J. Hudson electroplating shop features in the new book on the Jewellery Quarter: Invention and Design: Elkington of Birmingham (ISBN 978 0 9523179 9 9) - available at great prices on .Materials and finish:The Thunderer No. 58 is constructed from solid brass with a variety of finishes. The gold-plated version is prestigious but is also competitively priced and, though at the top end of the range, is still designed to be blown.Heritage DetailsThe ACME Thunderer is one of the most iconic products produced in today’s Birmingham Jewellery Quarter. The large ACME No. 58 was developed in 1884 as the world’s first sports whistle and is one of the most popular whistle designs ever. The Thunderer No. 58 is made by hand, using traditional techniques, with much of the equipment dating back to the turn of the 20th Century. It is also known as the ‘Titanic whistle’ as it was used aboard the ill-fated vessel.The ACME Thunderer is a pea whistle with the cork ‘pea’ moving when the whistle is blown to produce the signature 'rollingtrill'. This makes it possible to vary the sound produced by the whistle, making it extremely versatile.The deep, variable and potentially very loud sound it can produce are key characteristics of the ACME Thunderer No. 58.