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Whistle

Object number96.62.4
Datec. 1940
Mediumplated brass, white metal, cork
Credit LineGift of Ellen Edgecombe
DescriptionCivil Defense Air-Raid Warden police whistle.Dimensions1 x 0.875 x 2.25 in. (2.5 x 2.2 x 5.7 cm)
MarksText stamped on top surface of whistle. "B & R Cyclone Made In U.S.A."
Historical NotesWhistle used by Milton "Bookie" Brown, who served as a Civil Defense Air-Raid Warden during World War II.Label TextSet includes a hat, whistle, armband, and nightstick all worn or carried by Milton “Bookie” Brown who served as a Civil Defense Air-Raid Warden during World War II. Diary entries, located in the Historical Society’s Library and Archives, document how he and his wife Pauline Thornton Brown, both graduates of Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa, struggled like so many other young married couples of the early thirties to find jobs and establish their first home.
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