I've recently dug out my Box O Whistles and there are a half dozen in there that I can't identify. Anyone want to take a look and take a guess as to the brand/maker of these? All were most likely made between 2002 and 2012.
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The top one is a wooden D, beautiful, sounds great (Martin asked to buy it off me), absolutely no maker mark. I think I got it around 2008 but not 100% certain. (Edit - Identified by Jerry and bigsciota as a probable Sweet.)
The next one down is a telescoping three piece brass D with a head that looks like a Mack Hoover whitecap but I'm pretty sure it isn't. But it's possible it was one of his early telescoping models? Normally the head is signed but this one is blank. (Edit - current theories from conversation are either a Hoover prototype or maybe a Reyburn, but based on my whistle tendencies it's far more likely to be the former. I'll check with Mack, and also with Parks to see if it could be one of their early three pieces.)
The third one down IS a Mack Hoover whitecap head, but I'm looking for an ID of the brass body. Whatever (black?) words were on the oval sticker label have long since worn away. This is one of my top five favourite whistles and I'd love to get another made. (Edit - identified by Jerry as a Feadog, and confirmed by finding a Feadog in Martin's collection and the label looks very similar to what I dimly remember being on there.)
Fourth one down. Plastic D, three piece, it came with a black felt three-slot travel case. Other than the fact it's in three pieces it doesn't look like a Parks, who is the only maker of three piece plastic whistles I know. (Edit - conversation suggesting it may be an early Parks Whistle Walkabout.)
The bottom two are both wooden, and kind of similar, but I don't think similar enough to be the same maker. The lighter one is one piece with a straight-angled mouthpiece and the darker one is tunable with a curved mouthpiece. Potentially from newer makers of the time? These may be one-offs and unidentifiable unless the maker happens to read this. (Edit - conversation suggests maybe early Busman or Oz? Still uncertain.)
Closeup of heads:
Guesses welcome, thanks!