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There were several found on the Mary Rose which sank in 1545, and I have references somewhere from slightly earlier in the 16th century.

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There were several found on the Mary Rose which sank in 1545, and I have references somewhere from slightly earlier in the 16th century.

So in Gaop and even earlier I could have heard whistling around me aboard ships. Is there any pictures of those early whistles?

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Two whistles from the Mary Rose:

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"With this Fore-Staff he fansies he does Wonders, when, God knows, it amounts to no more but only to solve that simple Question, Where are we? Which every chi'd in London can tell you." - Ned Ward The Wooden World Dissected, 1707


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Needed information on bosun's whistles, specifically a time and design framework. Came here first and found what I needed but I thought I would add an online museum/blog I found later.

http://whistlemuseum.com/2012/03/29/boatswains-call-history-timeline-examples-and-more.aspx

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