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Subiaco Museum > Records

WHISTLE: 'THE ACME THUNDERER'

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Overview

Small metal whistle (musical instrument), bears impressed 'THE ACME THUNDERER', Patent 213487/27. At the side is the mark: LMS With loop and chain 40mm long.

Historical information

The 'Acme Thunderer' was invented by Joseph Hudson, an English toolmaker from Birmingham, in 1884. Over 160 million Thunderers have been manufactured by Hudson & Co., which is still based in Birmingham, England.
The patent number 213487 was issued for the Thunderer whistle and the /24 may mean 1924 but this is unknown.
The name "Acme" was taken from the Greek word acme, meaning a high point, indicating that the whistle was a tool for producing a very high decibel level

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-1984.72

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Inscriptions and markings

'THE ACME THUNDERER', Patent 213487/27.
LMS

Keywords

Possible Abelman Family

Sporting Groups- Associations, Clubs And Societies (minus Football)

Statement of significance

An example of one of the earliest and most popular sporting whistles.
Aesthetic: Historic: Social: Scientific:

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

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