Whistle

Object/Artifact

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Wrangell Museum

Name/Title

Whistle

Entry/Object ID

2000.015.001

Description

Switch or signal sender used during logging operations, especially cable long-lining. Hand held two-piece wooden and metal device is held together with 2 wing nuts. Used to remotely activate a whistle. Sometimes called a "Talkie Tooter", "whistle punk", "clacker", "bug" communication device according to Ken Mason. Traces of yellow paint on side. Metal teeth inside end made electrical contact when squeezed together. Forestry. Timber.