J Stevens & Son
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J. Stevens & Son Was A British Company located since 1820s in London
& Glasgow
, Brass Founders Manufacturing Military & Railway supplies & engineers.
In 1871 The company name changed to J. Stevens & Sons, address being Southwark Bridge Road, London & of Glasgow.
making and designs that are rare and sought after by collectors today.
registered Design of February 27 1845 (Porteous Instrument for Signals).
Porteous Top general service whistle .
Round Pea whistles with a Metal Overlabel embossed with Company name address and whistle type.
Round pea whistles with unscrewable top .
Slide Whistles
.
Porteous's Regimental Field pipe (Fife) Signal Instruments,
Cylindrical whistles with screw in diaphragm & unique feature of combined mouthpiece & diagphram machind out from a single metal rod that was unscrewable.
Many of their whistles are unmarked but can be identified by design & identification features that are typical of this manufacturer.
Most of the stamps are on small metal over labels ;
or soon after ,
to name a few ;Dowler
, Auld
, Coney & Co., Black & Co, Walton, Barrall
and Yates
, so did Stevens.
The exception Being A De Courcy & Co
and J Hudson & Co
.
It is c. 1901 That J. Stevens & Sons stopped manufacturing whistles ordering their whistles from J Hudson & Co Founded by Joseph Hudson
in Birmingham
.
These whistles are very rare since that collaboration did not last long.
London
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& Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Brass Founders Manufacturing Military & Railway supplies & engineers.
In 1871 The company name changed to J. Stevens & Sons, address being Southwark Bridge Road, London & of Glasgow.
Whistles
Famous mostly for their high quality WhistleWhistle
A whistle or call is a simple aerophone, an instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means...
making and designs that are rare and sought after by collectors today.
Models
Three & Four pipe inline mouthpieceMouthpiece
Mouthpiece may refer to:* The part of an object which comes near or in contact with one's mouth during use** Mouthpiece ** Mouthpiece ** Mouthpiece , a component of a woodwind instrument...
registered Design of February 27 1845 (Porteous Instrument for Signals).
Porteous Top general service whistle .
Round Pea whistles with a Metal Overlabel embossed with Company name address and whistle type.
Round pea whistles with unscrewable top .
Slide Whistles
Slide whistle
A slide whistle is a wind instrument consisting of a fipple like a recorder's and a tube with a piston in it. Thus it has an air reed like some woodwinds, but varies the pitch with a slide. The construction is rather like a bicycle pump...
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Porteous's Regimental Field pipe (Fife) Signal Instruments,
Cylindrical whistles with screw in diaphragm & unique feature of combined mouthpiece & diagphram machind out from a single metal rod that was unscrewable.
Body Stamps
Their whistles are marked at times with a 2 digits number of model type number but a catalog of their whistles is yet to be found.Many of their whistles are unmarked but can be identified by design & identification features that are typical of this manufacturer.
Most of the stamps are on small metal over labels ;
- ' Stevens & Sons Munufacturers London & Glasgow '
- ' Porteous Whistle '
- ' Stevens & Sons Porteous whistle Southwark. B' Road '
- ' Knox's Improved Police Call '
- 'The Cyclist Road Clearer H.A.K.& Co.'.
- Some General service whistles stamped "Stevens & Sons London & Glasgow" were actually made by Hudson after 1900 .
J. Stevens & Sons Whistles Made by J. Hudson & Co.
As most professional Whistle makers stopped making whistles circa late Victorian EraVictorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
or soon after ,
to name a few ;Dowler
W Dowler & Sons
W Dowler & Sons founded 1744 in Birmingham were a large scale manufacturer of numerous goods, notably buttons, Vesta matches, hand bells, letter balances, swords, corkscrews and whistles.- History :...
, Auld
S Auld
S Auld was a Glasgow whistle maker, brass founder, and plumber active mostly during the late Victorian era in England, making whistles from c. 1880 or earlier until 1907.- Addresses & History :...
, Coney & Co., Black & Co, Walton, Barrall
J Barrall
- J Barrall - Whistle Manufacturer :J Barrall was a British, Birmingham-based whistle maker, active from 1886 to 1898.Little is known about him and new whistles made by him are still being discovered to this day....
and Yates
T Yates
T Yates was a Birmingham manufacturer of metal goods, for home, being manufactured use since early 19th century .He made whistles during the victorian era and was the leading whistle manufacturer in Britain for many years ....
, so did Stevens.
The exception Being A De Courcy & Co
A De Courcy & Co
Alfred de Courcy' was a Birmingham whistle maker from 1888 to 1927, who founded the company A de Courcy & Co.He was the largest whistle maker beside J.Hudson & Co...
and J Hudson & Co
J Hudson & Co
J Hudson & Co was founded in the 1870s in Birmingham by Joseph Hudson and his brother James Hudson . The company became a manufacturer of whistles and is still active today as Acme Whistles. Acme is the world’s largest and most famous producer of whistles...
.
It is c. 1901 That J. Stevens & Sons stopped manufacturing whistles ordering their whistles from J Hudson & Co Founded by Joseph Hudson
Joseph Hudson (inventor)
Joseph Hudson was an inventor in Birmingham, England during the late 19th century andthe founder of J Hudson & Co in 1870, later to become the world largest whistle manufacturer ....
in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
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These whistles are very rare since that collaboration did not last long.