One of the most intriguing visits that we have made recently was to Acme Whistles - the Birmingham firm that has been making the world’s best whistles for over a century - including the legendary Acme Thunderer.
Don’t be deceived by the cartoon-like name - the company makes a range of 83 products including whistles, bird-call imitators and devices for sports, rescue, safety, marine and police use as well as for music.
There’s a surprising amount of science involved, and this superbly managed, enterprising and socially conscious company introduces at least two new products each year and is, by a distance, the world leader in both quality and design unrivalled in any field - Whistle Wizards indeed!
Acme’s products have famous histories too. As well as the first police whistles for the metropolitan Police, Acme made the legendary Acme ‘Stentor’ megaphone and bosuns’ whistles for the Titanic.
And if you watch the James Cameron film and zoom into one of the frames where Kate Winslett whistles for help from the makeshift raft, you will see the famous Acme Thunderer - Made in England!
At the very top of the range there are superbly bejewelled hallmarked silver gift and presentation whistles and our photo shows yours truly and Acme MD Simon Topman with the world’s largest two-seater flying whistle!
You want something special by way of a whistle? Acme can make it!
Don’t be deceived by the cartoon-like name - the company makes a range of 83 products including whistles, bird-call imitators and devices for sports, rescue, safety, marine and police use as well as for music.There’s a surprising amount of science involved, and this superbly managed, enterprising and socially conscious company introduces at least two new products each year and is, by a distance, the world leader in both quality and design unrivalled in any field - Whistle Wizards indeed!
Acme’s products have famous histories too. As well as the first police whistles for the metropolitan Police, Acme made the legendary Acme ‘Stentor’ megaphone and bosuns’ whistles for the Titanic.
And if you watch the James Cameron film and zoom into one of the frames where Kate Winslett whistles for help from the makeshift raft, you will see the famous Acme Thunderer - Made in England!
At the very top of the range there are superbly bejewelled hallmarked silver gift and presentation whistles and our photo shows yours truly and Acme MD Simon Topman with the world’s largest two-seater flying whistle!You want something special by way of a whistle? Acme can make it!
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