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Frank, do you have a photo of the whistle? Hudson Metropolitan whistles don’t as a rule carry an officer’s number. Many did have serial numbers, though.

Hi. I know Chris Heaton-Ward. Descended from Fanny Heaton, who married gun maker H.Arthur Ward. He used to live in Sutton Coldfield.

J. Hudson or A. De Courcy

An RAF issue. For testing radio equipment. Official! 1971 issue.

The one on the left is a general service whistle, dating between 1885 and 1890. The change over to the next address took place around 1888, but they didn‘t move. The premises was re-numbered 11-13 Barr Street. It took a couple of years to start using the new stamp, I discovered.

I have a particular interest in Hudson’s and have a decent size collection of their whistles. This is one of the first Metropolitan Police whistles they turned out Spring 1884?

Thanks Lyn. This pic has been posted previously, showing the Beehive and next door, probably 1930s.

That cream coloured house next door was the home from around the 1840s of William Dowler, whose family business was mostly held on Great Charles Street. They were bell hangers, brassfounders, Military ornament makers, button, and whistle makers (my interest) from as early as the 18th century.

Gaskell & Chambers interest me as they originally took over the premises of the Yates family who had occupied 37-43 Coleshill Street from as early as the early 1800’s. The patriarch of the family Thomas Yates was a die sinker from around 1788. His grandsons included the Mayor of Birmingham Edwin...

Hi. Did you find the postcard for 3 Friston? That would be Francis Barrall’s hardware shop. He later moved to Ledsham Street. His father was a renowned whistle maker; John Barrall, who lived at 19 Friston Street.