Original WWII British A.R.P. Air Raid Precautions Whistle by J. Hudson & Co, Birmingham with Original Chain Flowers It was made from the

It was made from the same cotton canvas as the assault jerkin

To conceal manufacturing locations and contractors

The wooden handle remains smooth and intact

The RAOC retained repair responsibilities for ammunition

held the propellant and was built to withstand the immense pressures generated during firing

Original WWII British A.R.P. Air Raid Precautions Whistle by J. Hudson & Co, Birmingham with Original Chain Flowers It was made from theAn original Second World War British Air Raid Precautions (A. R. P.) whistle, manufactured by the renowned J. Hudson & Co., Barr Street, Hockley, Birmingham, makers of the famous ACME whistles and official suppliers to the British Government and Civil Defence organisations. J. Hudson & Co. received one of the first large contracts for ARP whistles in 1938, with hundreds of thousands issued to wardens, police and other civil defence personnel during