Kapok life jacket whistle

Object/Artifact

Battleship Texas Foundation

2024.1013.49.3

Name/Title

Kapok life jacket whistle

Entry/Object ID

2024.1013.49.3

Description

Brown whistle fastened to Kapok life jacket. The right side-when using-is marked "U.S.N. 1945" The string is aged but not frayed.

Context

In 1915, the United States Navy began using a fiber called kapok, a soft, lightweight fiber from a tropical tree in their life jackets. These jackets were used throughout both World Wars.

Collection

Donation (Stephen Nelson), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1945

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Whistle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Sound Signaling

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Sound Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Sound Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication