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Product Code: COHT29This is a pre-1920’s truly a colossal sized 3-tone wooden boat/train whistle with tunable flutes and a C. Stone - Chicago stamp. Our whistle is in beautiful condition with a nice finish and beautiful low tone. Dimensions are 18" long (not including the mouthpiece) x 6 1/2 wide x 3 1/2" high. This extra large, low-tone tone whistle has a movable stop in each of its three flutes. It is so large that it takes two hands to support it while it is played. This is a very early example of a standard drummer's trap. The drummers of the vaudeville era kept a large collection of animal imitations and sound effects in their trap cases. This boat/train imitation is one of a set of three graduated boat/train imitations from a collection of traps and sound effects formerly owned by Emil Kresse, principal percussionist and timpanist of the Philadelphia Orchestra (1901 – 1945) who passed them on to Fred D. Hinger, also a former principal percussionist and timpanist with the Philadelphia Orchestra (1948 – 1967) and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (1967 – 1983). This is a unique opportunity to own a rare imitation with a fine provenance that will become a centerpiece of any vintage traps collection.
| General Characteristics | |
| Model | Extra Large |
| Era | 1900-1928 |
| Condition | Excellent |
| Extra Holes or Modifications | None |
| Date | 19 teens |
| Size | 18" L x 6 1/2 W x 3 1/2" H |
