tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post3945806652142388081..comments2024-03-28T21:34:40.656-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Vintage police whistle found inside 278John Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-90573043893765626202019-12-16T13:29:28.608-08:002019-12-16T13:29:28.608-08:00Check it for dnaCheck it for dnaBarry Spectornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-13824239102785992712019-12-16T09:25:09.900-08:002019-12-16T09:25:09.900-08:00Interesting!!Interesting!!Tom and Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133250855806942658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-41767355294876244642019-12-16T08:53:20.431-08:002019-12-16T08:53:20.431-08:00A round magnet could be placed in the open end to ...A round magnet could be placed in the open end to hold a key or pick for easy access. A string tied to the loop, then safety pined inside the trouser or up a sleeve. It's all conjecture but it's fun to guess!Houdini & Hardeenhttps://houdiniandhardeen.home.blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-41515283239419195142019-12-16T07:57:19.391-08:002019-12-16T07:57:19.391-08:00Yes, and it might also make a good stopper on a te...Yes, and it might also make a good stopper on a test model or miniature of some device they were experimenting with.Tom and Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133250855806942658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-13584579010393298872019-12-16T07:39:30.339-08:002019-12-16T07:39:30.339-08:00Another very viable suggestion! That would explain...Another very viable suggestion! That would explain why it was cut. Maybe this one slipped down a pipe and was lost. Until now.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-87674179899023342392019-12-16T07:34:01.910-08:002019-12-16T07:34:01.910-08:00Certainly possible! I also wonder if it could'...Certainly possible! I also wonder if it could've been used as some sort of a temporary stopper. Pull on the ring and the stopper comes out and the water drains out!Tom and Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133250855806942658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-36733549075850015852019-12-16T07:18:16.713-08:002019-12-16T07:18:16.713-08:00Putty! Another interesting idea.
Although it migh...Putty! Another interesting idea.<br /><br />Although it might be too romantic to think this had anything to do with escapes. It might just be exactly what it is. A police whistle in the house to call for help. I'd like to think Houdini got it from one of his many police officer friends and gave it to his mother to keep by her bedside. But maybe that's being romantic too. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-79860768517501413812019-12-16T06:42:32.820-08:002019-12-16T06:42:32.820-08:00What an interesting mystery! Not sure about it bei...What an interesting mystery! Not sure about it being used as a container since either end would presumably still be opened. Unless it were used for something that wouldn't fall out, such as putty (to make an impression of a small key, for example). The ring on the end would make it easy to pull out of a pocket. Whatever its purpose, I would think it was used, or would've just been tossed Tom and Johanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133250855806942658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-19776624061666519982019-12-15T19:17:15.864-08:002019-12-15T19:17:15.864-08:00Sounds' like a great way to load a key... to m...Sounds' like a great way to load a key... to me anyway.Professor Slim Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13560047621149566925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-34102985588085257652019-12-15T13:54:19.783-08:002019-12-15T13:54:19.783-08:00Yes--I wouldn't put it past Harry to saw the e...Yes--I wouldn't put it past Harry to saw the end off and use it for something. It becomes a container to hold stuff. The ring on the end might have been useful. It probably didn't work out and was discarded or forgotten somewhere. Or no longer needed.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-49555975649031974662019-12-15T13:30:35.899-08:002019-12-15T13:30:35.899-08:00To hold keys or picks... Interesting!To hold keys or picks... Interesting!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-70388468726379015502019-12-15T13:17:31.970-08:002019-12-15T13:17:31.970-08:00The lower third of the whistle appears to have bee...The lower third of the whistle appears to have been cleanly sawed off. The remaining piece might have been used for something. To hold keys or picks?Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.com