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National Guard Whistle
National Guard Whistle
National Guard Whistle

National Guard Whistle

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Periodca. 1930 - 1940
MediumCopper, brass
DimensionsWhistle: 3.5 × 0.75 in. (8.9 × 1.9 cm)
InscribedStamped near top of whistle body, "B & R"
ClassificationsOccupational Equipment
Credit LineGift of the National Guard of Freehold, 1995
Object number1995.7.2
DescriptionCylindrical copper whistle, attached to a heavy link chain with a flat ring tab at the opposite end.
Curatorial RemarksThe B & R Manufacturing Company of New York produced items from the late 19th century to around 1940.NotesThis whistle belonged to Captain Charles Miguel Duncan (1917 - 1991), who served as Sargeant of the 199th Quartermaster Truck Regiment in the New Jersey National Guard. Charles was the son of Charles Miguel Duncan (1876-1960) and Katharine Taylor Neafie (1885 - 1974), and was born in Freehold, Monmouth County. He was married to Margaret Jeannette "Peggy" Stillwell (1919-2005).
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ProvenanceCaptain C. Miguel Duncan to his wife, Mrs. Margaret Duncan, to the National Guard of Freehold