The General Service Whistle Museum




The General Service Whistle, often referred to as the 'GSW' and or the police whistle. A whistle having a parallel sided body with at least two windows. This museum features photographs of General Service Whistles with only the Hudson markings or in the absence of any marking characteristics of a Hudson. This is by no means a full set of Metropolitans, whistles with markings not shown here do occasionally show up. Should should you have one that does not relate to any example illustrated here please get in contact.



Officially Verified Hudson Addresses
84 Buckingham Street  1883 - 1884
131 Barr Street  1885 - 1888
13 Barr Street  1888 - 1909
244 Barr Street / Barr Street Hockley  1909 onwards






Joseph Hudson 1848 - 1930




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Hudson's early 1900s - click to enlarge




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84 Buck St
early 1884
84 Buck St
early 1884
Bir'm
1884
13 Barr St
1888-1909
Oval whistle
1888-1909
Oval whistle
1909 on
Oval whistle
1909 on
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131 Barr St
Up to 1886
131 Barr St
Up to 1886
131 Barr St
1885-1889
131 Barr St
1885-99
13 Barr St
1885-99
13 Barr St
1885-99
Met Patent
1885-99
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Met Patent
1885-99
13 Barr St
1898-c1907
13 Barr St
1898-c1907
13 Barr St
1898-c1907
Met Patent
1898-c1907
Met Patent
1898-c1907
13 Barr St
1908-09
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13 Barr St
1908-22
13 Barr St
1908-22
244 Barr St
1920s-38
244 Barr St
1908-20s
J Hudson
1908-1920s
J Hudson
1908-1922
J Hudson
1908-1922
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J Hudson
1920s-1938
J Hudson
1920s-1938
J Hudson
1930s
J Hudson
1939-1972
J Hudson
1939-1972
J Hudson
1939-1972
J Hudson
1961-1972


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1908-1922
Unmarked
1972 onwards
J Hudson
early 1970s
Metropolitan
Modern







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Created on ... April 5th 2013