Gentleman's original Antique bright silver chrome pocket watch chain Art Deco escargot 'Acme' whistle fob (by Joseph Hudson & Co) in full working order.
(Please excuse the reflections in the pictures - was extremely difficult to photograph).
Measures; 5.3cm height (including the top ring), 1.8cm wide and weighs a very respectable 14.7 grams.
Escargot (snail) form bright silver chrome whistle which is stamped to the front; THE ACME REG'D ENGLAND and is beautifully stamped to each side in slightly raised arched script; THE ACME ENGLAND and carries the makers initials (in Art Deco script); Jhco (Joseph Hudson, established in Birmingham, England in 1870).
Carries a patent number to the back; PATENT 214519/24.
Still retains the original cork ball - the noise of the whistle is very loud and shrill.
Big robust and secure steel top ring to attach to a Gentleman's pocket watch chain.
Excellent clean and bright condition with just one or 2 small indentations and a little bit of light overall patina / wear / small surface scratches commensurate with age.
Will arrive in a new velvet presentation pouch and be very securely and safely packed.
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declaration
riversidemaximus23 has clarified that the Pocket Watch Chain Whistle Fob 1920s Chrome Acme J Hudson Antique FWO (LA559864) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1920s