Founded in Birmingham, UK, J. Hudson & Co. have been making Acme Whistles since 1870. And 150 years later, they are still the world’s largest and most famous producers of whistles. Acme No. 472 Slide Whistle Many will recognize the slide whistle as the voice of the Clangers, but just listen to Louis Armstrong playing ‘Whos It’ to see its musical possibilities. With many claims to fame it features prominently in Swanee- Kazoo in Radio 4s Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, and on The Simpsons as Sideshow Bobs voice before he found his own.
