T Yates
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T Yates was a Birmingham
manufacturer of metal goods, for home, being manufactured use since early 19th century .
He made whistles during the victorian era
and was the leading whistle manufacturer in Britain
for many years .
Address: 37-38 Colshill Street works, Birmingham.
The catalog Has the first 4 pages devoted to whistles and calls showing pictures of 127 different models made of pewter
, crown metal, brass
, nickel silver
and electro plated variations .
Round whistles with a dog head top, hoof shape and other Hunting related figures.
Round pea whistles with a round mouthpiece
that is a unique feature to Yates' whistles .
Beaufort whistles.
GSWs - General service whistles .
Two Chamber whistles and Double pipes .
Double end - composite whistles.
Most of his stamped whistles bear railway stamps; "L&NWR" , "NER
", "L&YR Co." .
Some of his special models have a name & stamp as the "Central " and the "Extra Size Central ".
Very rarely a Distributor stamp as "Milard Bros. London", or "Vaughan 39 strand st. London".
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
manufacturer of metal goods, for home, being manufactured use since early 19th century .
He made whistles during the victorian era
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
and was the leading whistle manufacturer in Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
for many years .
Address: 37-38 Colshill Street works, Birmingham.
Whistles
Thomas Yates large format catalog of 1870 has a fancy cover " Crown & Britannia Metal, Spoons & Ladles, soap & dressing, case boxes, Railway Whistles, Dog calls and a large variety of other articles "The catalog Has the first 4 pages devoted to whistles and calls showing pictures of 127 different models made of pewter
Pewter
Pewter is a malleable metal alloy, traditionally 85–99% tin, with the remainder consisting of copper, antimony, bismuth and lead. Copper and antimony act as hardeners while lead is common in the lower grades of pewter, which have a bluish tint. It has a low melting point, around 170–230 °C ,...
, crown metal, brass
Brass
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.In comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin...
, nickel silver
Nickel silver
Nickel silver, also known as German silver, Argentann, new silver, nickel brass, albata,, or alpacca, is a copper alloy with nickel and often zinc. The usual formulation is 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc. Nickel silver is named for its silvery appearance, but it contains no elemental silver...
and electro plated variations .
Models & Whistle types
Round pea whistles Most models offered in three to five Sizes and in a variety of metals and plating.Round whistles with a dog head top, hoof shape and other Hunting related figures.
Round pea whistles with a round mouthpiece
Mouthpiece (brass)
On brass instruments the mouthpiece is the part of the instrument which is placed upon the player's lips. The purpose of the mouthpiece is a resonator, which passes vibration from the lips to the column of air contained within the instrument, giving rise to the standing wave pattern of vibration in...
that is a unique feature to Yates' whistles .
Beaufort whistles.
GSWs - General service whistles .
Two Chamber whistles and Double pipes .
Double end - composite whistles.
Body Stamps
Body stamps were not common in the early days of whistle making because of costly stamp punches. Yates stamped whistles are marked T. Yates or with initials T.Y.Most of his stamped whistles bear railway stamps; "L&NWR" , "NER
NER
NER may refer to:* New England Region BBYO* New European Recordings, record label* ISO 3166-1 three letter code for Niger* Named entity recognition, a text processing task that identifies certain words as belonging to one class or another...
", "L&YR Co." .
Some of his special models have a name & stamp as the "Central " and the "Extra Size Central ".
Very rarely a Distributor stamp as "Milard Bros. London", or "Vaughan 39 strand st. London".