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Title: has anyone evr found
Post by: musket ball on October 13, 2013, 07:54:17 AM
hi just wondering has anyone on here ever found a silver hawking whistle and what sort of date they are.some are plain and some got deco on them


Title: Re: has anyone evr found
Post by: The Doc on October 13, 2013, 11:47:02 AM
I've never found one, but a couple here:

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showcat.php?cat=221&stype=1&si=hawking&perpage=12&sort=1&stype=&limit=&cat=221&ppuser= (http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showcat.php?cat=221&stype=1&si=hawking&perpage=12&sort=1&stype=&limit=&cat=221&ppuser=)

...and plenty here:

http://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/objecttype/WHISTLE/description/hawking (http://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/objecttype/WHISTLE/description/hawking)


Title: Re: has anyone evr found
Post by: musket ball on October 13, 2013, 12:05:12 PM
thankyou doc they seem to be quite a rare piece then.is there any value to them or not


Title: Re: has anyone evr found
Post by: The Doc on October 13, 2013, 12:51:45 PM
If early, silver and in good condition, then of definite value. Base metal ones probably not a lot.

Have you found one?


Title: Re: has anyone evr found
Post by: Dryland on October 13, 2013, 01:52:54 PM
I'm sure one was found last year on one of the Hereford rallies before Christmas


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