{"product_id":"1890s-dual-chambered-whistle-bicycle-high-wheeler-road-clearer-overman-pennyfar","title":"1890's dual-chambered whistle Bicycle High Wheeler Road Clearer Overman Pennyfar","description":"\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"WYczDe\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiG2NTZzMOUAxXPFzQIHU-GCIkQi4wTeggIAggBCA0QAA\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans roboto arial sans-serif none rgb style=\"font-family: \" font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" margin:=\"\" text-decoration:=\"\" border-bottom:=\"\"\u003e\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"mPWODf\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"Cc8Bme_r\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans roboto arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" margin:=\"\" text-decoration:=\"\" none border-bottom:=\"\" rgb\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"Cc8Bme_s\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgNEAE\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans roboto arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" margin:=\"\" text-decoration:=\"\" none border-bottom:=\"\" rgb\u003e1890's dual-chambered whistle Bicycle High Wheeler Road Clearer Overman Pennyfarthng       this one is dated 1885 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"Cc8Bme_s\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgNEAE\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans roboto arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" margin:=\"\" text-decoration:=\"\" none border-bottom:=\"\" rgb\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"Cc8Bme_s\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgNEAE\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans roboto arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" margin:=\"\" text-decoration:=\"\" none border-bottom:=\"\" rgb\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"Cc8Bme_s\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgNEAE\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans roboto arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" margin:=\"\" text-decoration:=\"\" none border-bottom:=\"\" rgb\u003edual-chambered whistle was designed to produce two distinct tones simultaneously, creating a loud \"siren\" effect to warn pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"Cc8Bme_v\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgNEAI\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans roboto arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" margin:=\"\" text-decoration:=\"\" none border-bottom:=\"\" rgb\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"zYmgkd\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"Cc8Bme_x\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans roboto arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" margin:=\"\" text-decoration:=\"\" none border-bottom:=\"\" rgb style=\"font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);\"\u003eHistory:\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e In the late 19th century, bicycles (particularly \"High Wheelers\") were nearly silent due to new inflatable rubber tires. This made them dangerous to pedestrians, leading manufacturers to produce loud \"Road-Clearers\" like this one.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"Cc8Bme_y\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgNEAM\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans roboto arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" margin:=\"\" text-decoration:=\"\" none border-bottom:=\"\" rgb\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"zYmgkd\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"Cc8Bme_10\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans roboto arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" margin:=\"\" text-decoration:=\"\" none border-bottom:=\"\" rgb style=\"font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);\"\u003ePatent Information:\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e The markings visible on your item (\"PAT'D SEPT 22 1885\") refer to an 1885 patent for whistle improvements, often associated with inventors like A.L. Fischer and assigned to companies like the Overman Wheel Co.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"Cc8Bme_12\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgNEAQ\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans roboto arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" margin:=\"\" text-decoration:=\"\" none border-bottom:=\"\" rgb\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"zYmgkd\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"Cc8Bme_14\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans roboto arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" margin:=\"\" text-decoration:=\"\" none border-bottom:=\"\" rgb style=\"font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);\"\u003eMaterials:\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e These were typically made of nickel-plated brass\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"oSLmPe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"Cc8Bme_16\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgNEAU\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans roboto arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" margin:=\"\" text-decoration:=\"\" none border-bottom:=\"\" rgb\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\" jsaction=\"\" jscontroller=\"zYmgkd\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" jsuid=\"Cc8Bme_18\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans roboto arial sans-serif font-size:=\"\" font-weight:=\"\" margin:=\"\" text-decoration:=\"\" none border-bottom:=\"\" rgb style=\"font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(230, 232, 240);\"\u003eAttachment:\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e The long chain and hook were used to attach the whistle to a cyclist's jacket lapel or uniform for hands-free or quick-access use.   f\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese whistles were highly popular during the \"Golden Age of Cycling\" (1870–1910) and are now sought-after collectibles for vintage bicycle enthusiasts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efound this article about whistles online\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHISTORY –Cycling whistles have long deserved a comprehensive article. Indeed, there are spotty bits of information scattered on the internet if one searches with diligence. There is even less in literature. Especially weak is documentation. Whistles posted without documentation merely point to the one who posts them. Our efforts are to highlight the whistles only and to do research that provides a sound basis to build on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe find cycling whistles are what has been referred to by some as a ‘crossover’ collectable; consequently they are able to demand some very high prices, as bicycle collectors tend to spend more money than the average whistle collector. Not always the case, but it is not unusual for an 1885 – 1895 UK or USA cycling escargot to reach around 500 dollars and beyond, they come up rarely. Others such as manufactured by La manufacture Francaise d’armes et cycles that are not so well known can be reached for far less cost,  at least for the present. Perhaps due to scarcity and being somewhat vague as to what constitutes a ‘cycling’ whistle so little is found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis being the case, since information has been obscure or at least not collated, here is we will classify and record specifically metal cycling whistles ( and sirens ) along with a coordinated timeline of cycling itself to parallel up to. It is good to keep in mind that with whistles such as police, military, fire brigades and the like, any whistle cycling or not, can be used by a ‘cyclist’ and then called a ‘cycling’ whistle by that person. Here we will make every effort to restrict our studies of cycling whistles to a specifically marketed group — by using manufacturing companies, advertising, known stamps, as well as catalog listings. Sometimes the lines were blurred with the aggressive sales efforts in the past by ‘remarketing’  what was a different category whistle, to try to pick up sales from another market, in this case cycling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne example for instance, is the BGI model 601 bullet whistle, initially for the hunting market and then ‘remarketed’ much later for cycling in an advertisement. It did not in any way fit the profile of a cycling whistle. We will try to stay with the original purposes of each whistle and siren. The first thing to establish is a ‘golden age’ of cycling to work within. Hopefully we can then parallel up whistle manufacturing into this time period, aimed at the cycling period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis has been a huge undertaking and consumed years to gather. Please feel free to write us and include anything we may have missed and we will edit accordingly.  Pictures are especially welcomed. We have included a few pictures without credit as they were captured from the internet years ago. Please contact us for permission and credit as we highly respect copyrights and will not claim that right of the original owner of these pictures. The descriptions and classifications were important enough to see the need to make this effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most common countries of earliest bicycle history we found were Germany, Scotland, France, UK and the USA. Asian records are not available for inclusion, but we hope one day they will be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHISTLE ARCHEOLOGY:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimportant milestones…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1534 earliest design —  Leonardo Da Vinci’s time period\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1818 Dandy horse, Karl Von Drais ( no pedals)  —  Laufsmachine  (velocipede – lit. running machine )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1860s The term bicycle coined in France\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1863 rotary cranks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1868 Invention ‘spoked wheels’ and the high wheel design  by Eugene Meyer  ( France )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1871 James Starley UK – father of British cycling industry and Safety bike\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNames:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBone shakers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrdinary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh wheeler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenny farthing — front wheel the penny, rear wheel the farthing ( smaller )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh wheel bicycle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVelocipede\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emore than welcome to pick up at shop in butler pa \u0026amp; save shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e051526\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cyclewarehouse.online","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47275030904994,"sku":"bicycle whistle 051526","price":499.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0335\/9824\/2861\/files\/img3546_3ff16f33-6ea6-49c9-83a4-425c60ad3717.jpg?v=1779194469","url":"https:\/\/cyclewarehouse.online\/products\/1890s-dual-chambered-whistle-bicycle-high-wheeler-road-clearer-overman-pennyfar","provider":"cyclewarehouse.online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}