Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1965.78.826, col.0603, ocm2365
Collection
Primary Maker
Date
[1860s]
Associated Notes
"Whistle which was issued (along with a wooden truncheon) to Edward Honiss who served as a special constable during one of the critical periods in the history of the City" [ocm].
Edward Honiss, born in England in 1827, "landed in Auckland in 1860, and went in the following year to Coromandel. During the Waikato war he served in the militia in Auckland and suburbs,...".
Associated Event
New Zealand Wars
Waikato Campaign; 1863-1864
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
[1860s]
Period
Media
Measurement Description
h x w x d: 15mm x 35mm x 15mm
Measurement Reading
Classification
Last Update
29 Sep 2023
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