Joseph Hudson and Co

Career Manufacturer

Biography Joseph Hudson was a toolmaker who had a small business until he invented the Metropolitan police whistle in 1883 which was in use by police forces throughout the country for over a century, he was based in 244 Barr Street, Birmingham [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 27/04/2007]See also Acme as this is the trademark of Joseph Hudson

Biography References http://www.editing.org.uk/tanis/misc.htm / http://www.acmewhistles.co.uk/xcart/customer/pages.php?pageid=10 / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acme_Whistles

County London [Greater] / Birmingham

Relationship Maker

Archaeological or Ethnographic Ethnography

Date made around Sometime between 1883-1985

Dates active Unknown, active 1883

Donated around 1985

English collections Metal whistle of a Special Constable of the Metropolitan Police Force

Institution Yes

Oxford based No

English collection size 1

Connections Josephine Mary La Rue / Bernard Bowen