Lot
52
Lot 52
AN EARLY UMPIRE'S WHISTLE, C.1880 Made of horn and boxwood w...
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Estimate
£200 - £300
AN EARLY UMPIRE'S WHISTLE, C.1880 Made of horn and boxwood with two cork "peas". A similar whistle is recorded by the Australian Football League as being the very first umpire's whistle - as apposed to umpires using vocal commands - used to referee Australian Football in 1886.
6.5 cm.
Closed
Auction Date:
24th Jun 2026
at
2pm
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