Circa 1890 to 1916, shorebird hunting whistles made of copper and brass, two early tinnie shorebirds presented in an early wooded field box.

Length of box 13 in.

From the Collection of the late Bragg Cox

Shorebird calls formerly from the collection of Louis Daniel, III.

Shorebird hunting was outlawed in 1918, see page 20 Shorebird Decoys of North Carolina by Kroghie Andresen and Philip Harvey for related examples.