Nauticalia

In the noisy dockside taverns of old, calling for more ale was a demanding process. So rather than try to shout over the general hubbub, those who could afford to had a whistle built into the handle of their tankard. The barmaid's attention could then be attracted by the "whetting" (literally meaning stimulus) of your whistle. The phrase "to whet your whistle" later came to mean the pouring of liquid down the throat; whilst being "whistled" in itself became slang for the consequences of having WHISTLED TOO MUCH!

This inscription (above) is engraved on our Sheffield-made pewter tankard, complete with working whistle built into the handle. It also has a glass bottom, so the barmaid can see if the whistler should actually be whistling or not! There is a blank panel on the reverse for engraving (up to three initials, included). One pint capacity.

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