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Official referee whistle. Following on from its cousin the Metropolitan, and a year younger being born in 1884, the Thunderer came about as Joseph Hudson sought to replace the sticks and handkerchiefs football referees had used to that point for officiating matches. Whilst the police whistle require..
£12.00
Ex Tax:£10.00
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The original Acme ‘silent’ dog whistle engineered to produce a fully adjustable range of frequencies between 5400 Hz and 14800 Hz, the lower audible, the higher register near silent to human ears. An improved version of the original (and first silent) design dating back to 110.5035. Each whistle is ..
£36.50
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The authentic British police whistle, introduced in 1883 as a replacement to the unsurprisingly ineffective police rattles. The discordant 2 tone sound of the whistle can be heard up to 2 miles distant, and the mouth piece is shaped such that the whistle can be held between the teeth, leaving the ha..
£15.50
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The original Admiralty Boatswain’s pipe or call (it should never called a whistle) made to an Acme design of 1870, and still used by navies worldwide for ceremonial purposes and for competition piping. Originally designed to convey instructions from the boatswain to sailors high above working the ri..
£34.50
Ex Tax:£28.75
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A nickel silver traditional English shepherd’s lip whistle, used for the training and control of sheepdogs. This can take a little practice to make a sound, but once mastered is one of the most versatile and musical whistles available as tongue position and mouth shape determine pitch and tone...
£6.50
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Hand-made in France from beech and metal, this blackbird call can, with practice and attentive listening, be used to imitate the trills and modulations of their song. Play by sucking and blowing air through the call. Imbued perhaps with the spirit of Doolittle, M. François Morel, who spent an idylli..
£27.50
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Hand-made in France from boxwood, this cuckoo call is fairly easy to play, the skill being primarily one of rhythm and timing. Play by sucking and blowing air through the call. Imbued perhaps with the spirit of Doolittle, M. François Morel, who spent an idyllic childhood amongst the hills of the Rhô..
£26.00
Ex Tax:£21.67
Brand: Small items
This handmade boxwood duck call is exceptionally easy to play, making it ideal for younger enthusiasts, however whilst sound like a duck might be easy, talking duck is less so. Imbued perhaps with the spirit of Doolittle, M. François Morel, who spent an idyllic childhood amongst the hills of the Rhô..
£21.00
Ex Tax:£17.50
Brand: Small items
Hand-made of boxwood and brass the goldfinch call can be used to accurately replicate the high pitched twittering of one of our more common, and attractive, garden birds. Imbued perhaps with the spirit of Doolittle, M. François Morel, who spent an idyllic childhood amongst the hills of the Rhône-Alp..
£25.00
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A simple hand call of metal and wood, which is turned producing friction noise, which with perfection of pressure, speed, and rhythm, imitates well the nightingale's song. Imbued perhaps with the spirit of Doolittle, M. François Morel, who spent an idyllic childhood amongst the hills of the Rhône-Al..
£25.00
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A small hand warbler similar to the nightingale call, producing sound from the friction of metal against wood, and which with variation
in pressure and rhythm can well imitate the characteristic song of the European Robin. Imbued perhaps with the spirit of Doolittle, M. François Morel, who spent an..
£25.00
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Made from polished boxwood, the Tawny Owl is one of the easier calls to play, tapping a finger upon the top hole whilst quivering ones tongue to emulate the ululating hoots of perhaps the most familiar of all the owls. The Tawny Owl is the only Owl present on every continent on the planet. Made by M..
£26.00
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Imbued perhaps with the spirit of Doctor Doolittle Monsieur François Morel has since a childhood amongst the verdant hills of the Rhône-Alpes region been making instruments so that he and others might communicate with the birds he saw there, creating 'toys' that he hopes might inspire in their users..
£34.50
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Hand-made in France from rubber and brass, the starling is a fairly easy call to master, the rubber pipes held between forefinger and thumb and the hand turned rapidly back and forth - it mimics the call not of a single bird, but of a small gathering. Made by M. François Morel, who spent an id..
£65.00
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A wooden musical cube painted green; simple, beautiful, and joyfully tactile, with a single bell inside which will tinkle delightfully when shaken. Made for Sina Spielzeug in Germany in the town of Neuhausen, Saxony near the Czech border and the Ore mountains, an area with a long tradition of wood a..
£12.50
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A set of six beautifully made wooden toy balls, simple yet colourful, and pleasing to play with and to hold. Coloured Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Indigo and Violet with non-toxic paints. Designed with Fröbel in mind and made for Sina Spielzeug in Germany in the town of Neuhausen, Saxony near the Cze..
£19.50
Ex Tax:£16.25
Brand: Small items
An absorbing and endlessly creative toy consisting of 250 brightly coloured lacquered wooden balls, and a double sided board, machined on one side with in a square pattern, and on the other off-set in a manner akin to honeycomb, allowing for the construction of both two and three dimensional pattern..
£42.50
Ex Tax:£35.42
Brand: Small items
A beautifully crafted pattern making kit comprised of three different European woods, namely maple, pear and walnut, the colours of which allow for an orthographically three-dimensional effect when laid correctly — more challenging, perhaps, than it first appears. A myriad of arrangements are possib..
£59.00
Ex Tax:£49.17
Brand: Small items
A simple yet creative pattern making toy consisting of 60 diamond shaped child safe lacquered wooden tiles, 10 in each of the primary and secondary colours which can be endlessly re-combined into larger geometric and op-art patterns. Machined, lacquered, and finished in the town of Neuhausen, Saxony..
£27.50
Ex Tax:£22.92
Brand: Small items
A miniature or doll's sweeping and cleaning set contained in a neat wooden case. Includes a natural bristle floor broom, red lacquered bucket, metal dustpan, and wood and bristle hand-brush. The case measures approximately 19cm by 8cm by 7cm. From the Redecker company of Versmold, Germany...
£22.50
Ex Tax:£18.75
Brand: Small items
An assortment of 76 building blocks of beechwood, made by Sina Spielzeug of Germany; mind fodder for budding imaginations. Designed with Fröbel's educational gifts in mind, the set consists of a number of spheres, cubes and cylinders, as well as their partial shapes, to which have been added disks, ..
£42.50
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Brand: Small items
Gathered and blended by a small family producer in the arctic forests of Swedish Lapland from sustainably harvested wild spruce resin, animal fats, and beeswax. Kåd-salva is a traditional Scandinavian remedy for dry, chapped, cracked, or itchy skin, small wounds, grazes, and blisters, it's even thou..
£26.50
Ex Tax:£22.08
Brand: Small items
Pine tar oil harvested and kilned in the boreal forests of Swedish Lapland. Traditionally carried throughout northern Scandinavia, especially by those living and working outdoors and prized as a remedy for the infernal biting of the mygg (mosquito) and knott (midge) from which personal experience su..
£13.50
Ex Tax:£11.25
Brand: Small items
A fragrant balm made only of beeswax and pine tar oil harvested and kilned in the boreal forests of Swedish Lapland. Traditionally carried throughout northern Scandinavia, most especially by those living and working outdoors - woodsmen and reindeer herders - and prized as a remedy for the infernal b..
£17.50
Ex Tax:£14.58
Brand: Small items
Produced and blended by a small family producer in the arctic forests of Swedish Lapland from 95% lanolin and their own pine tar - produced by the slow heating of locally and sustainably harvested pine cuttings over charcoal fires, the pine tar being the dark smoky liquid that drips from the roastin..
£10.00
Ex Tax:£8.33
Brand: Small items
A compact little crumb or table brush, crafted from coconut fibre, bound with linen twine. Perfect for clearing up after eating, or keeping a desk or windowsills tidy. Handmade in Finland by the craftspeople of a visually impaired workers cooperative, whose long tradition of hand brush manufacture t..
£18.00
Ex Tax:£15.00
Brand: Small items
For the cleaning of Venetian blinds. Goat hair, steel wire, and beech. The four brushes are designed to slide between and along the blind slats, quickly and effectively dusting these hard to reach niches. Made in Germany in the workshops of a small but long established family of brush-makers. The fo..
£20.00
Ex Tax:£16.67
Brand: Small items
A simple hand stitched dust-brush of beech, steel wire, and soft goat hair of creamy white or dun grey. For the quick dusting of delicate surfaces, furniture, and small moveables. From the company of Iris Hantverk whose workshops in Sweden and Estonia were founded to provide traditional handcraft em..
£21.50
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Brand: Small items
A resin set pure light hog bristle dust brush of a type traditionally used by decorators to clean woodwork and decorative panels prior to painting. Stiffer than our goat-hair dust-brushes these are ideal for more robust items, cobwebs, or those with more deeply ingrained and heavier build ups of gr..
£13.50
Ex Tax:£11.25
Brand: Small items
A black hog bristled dust brush set with three separately ferruled heads giving a less dense, therefore softer head whilst retaining the spring of stiffer bristles. Ideal for more robust items, small cobwebs, or things with more deeply ingrained and heavier build ups of grime. From the company of R...
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50
Brand: Small items
An open weave 95% linen dish cloth - the other 5% being cotton and making up the stripes and edging. The loose weave allows for faster drying meaning the cloth is less likely to develop unpleasant odours or harbour potentially harmful bacteria. White with stripes of red, blue, yellow and green. A li..
£7.50
Ex Tax:£6.25
Brand: Small items
A broom handled scrubbing brush, made from beech wood and short-cut tampico fibre — a stiff but forgiving fibre processed from the Agave Lechugilla, a plant native to the Chihuahuan Desert of northern Mexico. Resistant to rot, most chemicals, and water, the brush is ideal for the wet scrubbing of fl..
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50
Brand: Small items
A jacquard-woven classic checked kitchen or waiter’s towel in 100% cotton, with hanging loops to either end. The slightly textured quality of the jacquard weave makes these towels ideal general purpose drying, cleaning, and hot handling towels. A timeless way to bring cheer to the everyda..
£6.00
Ex Tax:£5.00
Brand: Small items
A jacquard-woven classic checked kitchen or waiter’s towel in 100% cotton, with hanging loops to either end. The slightly textured quality of the jacquard weave makes these towels ideal general purpose drying, cleaning, and hot handling towels. A timeless way to bring cheer to the everyda..
£6.00
Ex Tax:£5.00
Brand: Small items
A jacquard-woven classic checked kitchen or waiter’s towel in 100% cotton, with hanging loops to either end. The slightly textured quality of the jacquard weave makes these towels ideal general purpose drying, cleaning, and hot handling towels. A timeless way to bring cheer to the everyda..
£6.00
Ex Tax:£5.00
Brand: Small items
A jacquard-woven classic checked kitchen or waiter’s towel in 100% cotton, with hanging loops to either end. The slightly textured quality of the jacquard weave makes these towels ideal general purpose drying, cleaning, and hot handling towels. A timeless way to bring cheer to the everyda..
£6.00
Ex Tax:£5.00
Brand: Small items
A jacquard-woven classic checked kitchen or waiter’s towel in 100% cotton, with hanging loops to either end. The slightly textured quality of the jacquard weave makes these towels ideal general purpose drying, cleaning, and hot handling towels. A timeless way to bring cheer to the everyda..
£6.00
Ex Tax:£5.00
Brand: Small items
A jacquard-woven classic checked kitchen or waiter’s towel in 100% cotton, with hanging loops to either end. The slightly textured quality of the jacquard weave makes these towels ideal general purpose drying, cleaning, and hot handling towels. A timeless way to bring cheer to the everyda..
£6.00
Ex Tax:£5.00
Brand: Small items
A 100% washed linen kitchen towel, with a window-pane check, inspired by French Bistro tablecloths of the 19th century. Grown and woven entirely in France, this kitchen towel is lightweight, robust and highly absorbent. Manufactured in Armentières, known as the 'City of Canvas' since the Middle Ages..
£22.00
Ex Tax:£18.33
Brand: Small items
A 100% washed linen kitchen towel, with a window-pane check, inspired by French Bistro tablecloths of the 19th century. Grown and woven entirely in France, this kitchen towel is lightweight, robust and highly absorbent. Manufactured in Armentières, known as the 'City of Canvas' since the Middle Ages..
£22.00
Ex Tax:£18.33
Brand: Small items
A 100% washed linen kitchen towel, with a window-pane check, inspired by French Bistro tablecloths of the 19th century. Grown and woven entirely in France, this kitchen towel is lightweight, robust and highly absorbent. Manufactured in Armentières, known as the 'City of Canvas' since the Middle Ages..
£22.00
Ex Tax:£18.33
Brand: Small items
A 100% washed linen kitchen towel, with a window-pane check, inspired by French Bistro tablecloths of the 19th century. Grown and woven entirely in France, this kitchen towel is lightweight, robust and highly absorbent. Manufactured in Armentières, known as the 'City of Canvas' since the Middle Ages..
£22.00
Ex Tax:£18.33
Brand: Small items
A 100% washed linen kitchen towel, with a window-pane check, inspired by French Bistro tablecloths of the 19th century. Grown and woven entirely in France, this kitchen towel is lightweight, robust and highly absorbent. Manufactured in Armentières, known as the 'City of Canvas' since the Middle Ages..
£22.00
Ex Tax:£18.33
Brand: Small items
A 100% washed linen kitchen towel, in a weighty, slubby, natural dyed linen with a woven in central grey stripe. Grown and woven entirely in France, this kitchen towel is thick, robust and highly absorbent. Manufactured in Armentières, known as the 'City of Canvas' since the Middle Ages, where the m..
£22.00
Ex Tax:£18.33
Brand: Small items
A 100% washed linen kitchen towel, in a weighty, slubby, natural dyed linen with a woven in central grey stripe. Grown and woven entirely in France, this kitchen towel is thick, robust and highly absorbent. Manufactured in Armentières, known as the 'City of Canvas' since the Middle Ages, where the m..
£22.00
Ex Tax:£18.33
Brand: Small items
A 100% washed linen kitchen towel, in a weighty, slubby, natural dyed linen with a woven in central grey stripe. Grown and woven entirely in France, this kitchen towel is thick, robust and highly absorbent. Manufactured in Armentières, known as the 'City of Canvas' since the Middle Ages, where the m..
£22.00
Ex Tax:£18.33
Brand: Small items
A glass cloth manufactured in the Czech Republic, from 50% linen and 50% cotton. Linen tends not to shed its fibers so is considered lint free, and is both faster drying and more absorbent than cotton, for which reasons it was traditionally used as a glass cloth — leaving neither smears nor fibers o..
£9.00
Ex Tax:£7.50
Brand: Small items
A 60% cotton, 40% linen woven apron, with wide herringbone woven straps, dyed in-the-piece, a deep 'Florist Green'. Grown and woven entirely in France, this apron gives good coverage, and has a front patch pocket, stitched down the middle to create two convenient storage spaces. Manufactured in Arme..
£66.50
Ex Tax:£55.42
Brand: Small items
A 100% washed linen placemat, in a medium weight, slubby, natural linen, perfect for a relaxed table setting, in a soft neutral tone. Grown and woven entirely in France, manufactured in Armentières, known as the 'City of Canvas' since the Middle Ages, where the manufacturer has been weaving linen si..
£13.50
Ex Tax:£11.25
Brand: Small items
Grown and woven entirely in France, this placemat is thick, robust and perfectly suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Constructed in an open-weave style, this stiff placemat adds a beautifully functional note to any table setting. Manufactured in Armentières, known as the 'City of Canvas' since the M..
£12.50
Ex Tax:£10.42