A Police Constable's "The Kinglet" Whistle Auction Hermann Schwerer: Prussian Red Cross

Hermann Schwerer: Prussian Red Cross Medal 3d class (dated 17

with a dental mark imposed on the metal plate behind the teeth

enclosed in a hardcover binder with a blue paper exterior and a black cloth binding

his death attributed to respiratory problems acquired during his war service

A Police Constable's "The Kinglet" Whistle Auction Hermann Schwerer: Prussian Red CrossNickel plated brass alloy, with a shaped mouthpiece and two distinct chambers for passage of air to exit on either side, plus a ring on the opposite end for attachment to a chain, marked "THE KINGLET", impressed "P. C." (Police Constable) above "337" and maker marked "J. H & Co 16" (J. Hudson & Company, Birmingham, 1916) on the cylindrical shaft, measuring 17. 8 mm x 91. 5 mm, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: The trademark for The Kinglet whistle