Lovely Antique Wood Whistle with Hand-carved Notes on Slide stenciled numbers the Art Gallery of Nova

the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

E and dated 1931 on reverse

with one spot of wear on the leather case

but quite stable and not at all fragile now

all of which came along with Activity Guides to encourage constructive play

Lovely Antique Wood Whistle with Hand-carved Notes on Slide stenciled numbers the Art Gallery of NovaFull disclosure I have tried to make this whistle sing, but haven't managed to get a full whistle out of it, though perhaps someone with a better aperture than I could achieve one. Nonetheless, it's a wonderful object beautifully carved form, with a terrific dark dry wood patina. Best of all, pulling out the slide reveals it was notched and carved with the notes of the scale, indicating which note would have been produced by pulling the slide out that