Editing Whistle (section)

==History==

===Early whistles===

[[File:Carved whalebone whistle dated 1821. London. 8 cm long.jpg|thumb|Carved [[whalebone]] whistle dated 1821. 8&nbsp;cm long.]]
[[File:Quillacinga clay whistle.jpg|thumb|Quillacinga clay whistle, c. 1250–1500 AD, at the [[Museum of Texas Tech University]].]]
Whistles made of bone or wood have been used for thousands of years.<ref name=":0" /> Whistles were used by the Ancient Greeks to keep the stroke of [[galley]] slaves. 
Archaeologists have found a terracotta whistle at the ruins of the ancient Greek city of [[Assos]], most probably a child's toy placed in a child's grave as a burial gift.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ancient whistle found in Assos|url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-whistle-found-in-assos-177792
| date= 19 October 2022
|access-date=2023-02-11|website=Hürriyet Daily News|language=en}}</ref>
The English used whistles during the [[Crusades]] to signal orders to archers. Boatswain pipes were also used in the [[age of sail]] aboard naval vessels to issue commands and salute dignitaries.

===Joseph Hudson===

[[Joseph Hudson (inventor)|Joseph Hudson]] set up [[J Hudson & Co]] in [[Birmingham]] in 1870. With his younger brother James, he designed the "Acme City" [[brass]] whistle. This became the first [[Referee (association football)|referee]] whistle used at association [[Association football|football]] matches during the [[1878–79 FA Cup|1878–79 Football Association Cup]] match between Nottingham Forest and Sheffield. Prior to the introduction of the whistle, [[Handkerchief|handkerchiefs]] were used by the umpires to signal to the players.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Whistle |url=https://www.gdfra.org.au/history_of_the_whistle.htm |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=Granville District Football Referees Association}}</ref>

[[File:Bobbypfeife.ogg|thumb|A police whistle being blown]]
In 1883, he began experimenting with pea-whistle designs that could produce an intense sound that could grab attention from over a mile away. His invention was discovered by accident when he dropped his violin and it shattered on the floor. Observing how the discordant sound of the breaking strings travelled ([[Trill (music)|trill effect]]), Hudson had the idea to put a [[pea]] in the whistle.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Daisy |date=2020-04-30 |title=Why We've Blown the Police Whistle for 150 Years |url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/a32316416/acme-whistles-made-here-video/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=[[Popular Mechanics]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Prior to this, whistles were much quieter and were only thought of as musical instruments or toys for children. After observing the problems that local police were having with effectively communicating with [[Ratchet (instrument)|rattles]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Cross |first=David |date=2011-02-17 |title=On the Beat in Birmingham - Rules and regulations |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/beat_01.shtml |access-date=11 March 2014 |website=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] |quote=Police whistles came much later; the early Victorian constable would have carried a small wooden rattle.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |year=2003 |title=The Victorian Police Rattle Mystery |url=http://www.constabulary.com/mystery/rattle.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050218125210/http://www.constabulary.com/mystery/rattle.htm |archive-date=2005-02-18 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=The Constabulary}}</ref> he realised that his whistle designs could be used as an effective aid to their work.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="acme">{{Cite web|url=https://www.acmewhistles.co.uk/the-first-whistle|title=The First Whistle|website=Acmewhistles.co.uk|access-date=12 January 2021}}</ref>
[[File:Pio nº 20 de jatobá (2), Fábrica de Pios Maurílio Coelho.jpg|thumb|237x237px|Bird whistle]]
Hudson demonstrated his whistle to [[Scotland Yard]] and was awarded his first contract in 1884. Both rattles and whistles were used to call for back-up in areas where neighbourhood beats overlapped, and following their success in the [[Metropolitan Police]] of [[London]], the whistle was adopted by most police forces in the United Kingdom.<ref name=":1" />

=== World War I ===
During [[World War I]], [[Officer (armed forces)|officers]] of the [[British Army]] and [[United States Army]] used whistles to communicate with troops, command [[Charge (warfare)|charges]] and warn when [[artillery]] pieces were going to fire.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2014-06-04 |title=Biscuits, puttees and ACME whistles |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-25879184 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Lori |date=2017-09-24 |title=US Army Trench Whistle |url=https://www.mnhs.org/blog/collectionsupclose/9157 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=[[Minnesota Historical Society]] |language=en}}</ref> Most whistles used by the British were manufactured by J & Hudson Co.<ref name=":2" />