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Any idea who made this?
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 8:44 am
by Roland of Gilead
I came across this whistle recently and have been struggling to find anything that identifies it. It has stylized "M" or "W" depending on how you look at it, possibly a lightning bolt, and the body design vaguely resembles an older Sweet. I momentarily considered the possibility that it was an older Walt Sweet, but I think that's probably unlikely. It also has a stamp of "12-97" on the back, which seems like a month and year.
Any ideas?
Re: Any idea who made this?
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 8:03 pm
by Roland of Gilead
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Could be just a random one off from someone who wanted to make a whistle, possibly a now well known maker whos work is quite different now, who knows? I'm quite curious though. I hope someone has some information
Re: Any idea who made this?
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:10 pm
by Flageolet
How does it sound?
Re: Any idea who made this?
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 7:01 pm
by RoberTunes
The general design and the 12-97 mark look exactly like a Sweetheart whistle I once had. 1990's era. I just looked online at Sweetheart whistle designs and I'd say it's a match. There would of course be slight design variations over time, so search for the year of manufacture and see what shows up.
The quality of the finish seems a less than on the one I had, which was really impressive, but just a regularly ordered whistle at the time, direct from the maker.
Re: Any idea who made this?
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2023 11:09 am
by Roland of Gilead
Re: Any idea who made this?
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2023 3:44 pm
by Jayhawk
I don't think Ralph ever used that lightening bolt as a maker's mark. Looks like a Sweet, but I wonder if it's someone else's imitation of one.
Eric