Locomotive or Steamboat Whistle
date: label: date made
content: 1900-1910
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This whistle was made in the United States around 1900 to 1910. It is a three-tone locomotive or steamboat whistle made of wood.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This whistle was used by William T. Armstrong (1879-1965), orchestra leader and musician in vaudeville and silent film theaters. Armstrong grew up in South River, New Jersey and began playing drums at the age of 14. He continued his musical career through the mid-1910s, after which, Armstrong began work in banking and finance. This artifact is part of a collection of drums, sound effect instruments, and other percussion instruments used by Armstrong.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Percussion
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Pamela A. Carlin and Evelyn A. Mark in memory of William T. Armstrong
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0335.06
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0335.06
label: accession number
content: 1984.0335
objectType: label: Object Name
content: whistle
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 7/16 in x 3 1/2 in x 16 3/8 in; 8.73125 cm x 8.89 cm x 41.5925 cm