General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

36

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.5 PLASTIC WHISTLES, METAL LANYARD RINGS; CARDBOARD & PLASTIC PACKAGES/.6-.16,.22,.25,.28..31,.34 PLASTIC WHISTLES, METAL LANYARD RINGS/.17-.21 PLASTIC WHISTLES/.23,.26,.29,.32,.35 CASES OF UNKNOWN MATERIAL, VELVET-LIKE FABRIC COVERED, FABRIC LINED INTERIOR, METAL TRIM;.24,.27,.30,.33,.36 CARDBOARD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

5.4 cm

Width

2.0 cm

Height

2.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Acoustics

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

FOX 40

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Hamilton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

UNUSED - GENERALLY 1990S +

Canada

CANADIAN INVENTED, DESIGNED & MFD. PRODUCT. RON FOXCROFT WAS NCAA & FIBA REFEREE WHO ENVISIONED WHISTLE WITH WITHOUT PROBLEMS OF TRADITIONAL STYLE WITH RESONATING PEA (CORK). AFTER MORE THAN 3 YEARS OF RESEARCH IT WAS READY FOR PRODUCTION IN 1987 & FOXCROFT FOUNDED HIS COMPANY FOX 40. WHISTLES ARE ALSO SOLD AS SAFETY EQ. FOR BOATING, HIKING, ETC. & ARE INCORPORATED INTO (AMONG OTHERS) CANADIAN COAST GUARD LIFE JACKETS.

Function

DEVICE WHICH PRODUCES CLEAR, SHRILL SOUNDS WHEN BLOWN INTO BY USER; THIS TYPE WAS GENERALLY WAS USED AS SAFETY & LOCATING DEVICE BY PARTICIPANTS IN SUCH SPORTS AS ROCK CLIMBING, WATER SKIING, SNOWBOARDING ETC. AS WELL AS GENERAL PURPOSES.

Technical

WITH INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER CHUCK SHEPHARD, FOXCROFT DEVELOPED PEALESS WHISTLE WHICH WAS BOTH LOUD & DID NOT FAIL WHEN MOISTURE CAUSED PEA OF STANDARD WHISTLES TO SEIZE OR DIMINISH SOUND. HIS WHISTLE HAS RESONANT CHAMBERS THAT PRODUCE SOUNDS OF SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES, GENERATING MORE EASILY HEARD "TRILLING" SOUND.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RAISED LETTERING ON FRONT OF WHISTLE READS "FOX 40/ CLASSIC" & ON BACK "MADE IN CANADA/ CANDN PAT 1990/ U.S. PAT 4821670/ INT'L PAT ISSUED" & "FORTRON/ INTERNATIONAL INC."/ LETTERING ON PACKAGE FRONT READS IN PART "WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED WHISTLE/ THE FOX 40/ classic/ Lifesaving/ Fail Safe/ Louder/ Waterproof/ Patented Penetrating Pealess Whistle with Non Corrosive Brass Ring/ USED BY RESCUE/ PROFESSIONALS/ WORLD WIDE"; PRINTED ON BACK ARE PATENT NOS., MFG. NAME & ADDRESS, PRODUCT DESCRIPTION IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN & SPANISH

Missing

.17-.21 MISSING RINGS FOR LANYARDS

Finish

WHISTLES:.1,.6,.22 PURPLE;.2,.25 RED;.3,.7,.28 ORANGE;.4,.8 BLUE;.5,.9,.17SILVER;.10,.31 GREEN;.11,.34 YELLOW;.12 PINK;.13 LIGHT GREY;.14,.18,.19 OFF-WHITE (GLOW);.15,.16,.20,.21 BLACK/ PLATED OR GOLD COLOURED RINGS/.1-.5 MULTICOLOURED PACKAGES/.23,.26,.29,.32,.35 BLACK EXTERIOR COVERING, BLACK & WHITE LINING, GOLD COLOURED TRIM/.24,.27,.30,.33,.36 WHITE CARDBOARD

Decoration

BLACK & WHITE FOX HEAD & ILLUSTRATION OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS & ACTIVITIES ON PACKAGES