Bellows Whistle

This excellent 3-dimensional bellows is actually a whistle! It is cast in two parts – the body is slush cast in a four-piece stone mold, and the fipple is cast in a mold with two pieces of stone, a wooden core, and a wire core. The two parts are soldered together with a lead-free solder. Pretty fancy!

The original of this mold was found in the Netherlands, in Baarland. It is dated 1350-1400.