Musical Instruments

Tin whistle, penny whistle

A cylindrical metal whistle with six finger holes was found together with pottery dating from the 14th and 15th centuries underneath the floor of a medieval house excavated in North Berwick, Scotland, in 1907. It is referred to as the “Tusculum whistle” and is now part of the collections of the National Museum of Scotland. Here is a photograph of it from the museum’s online catalog.

Photo © National Museums Scotland

And here is one of its current display.

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