Punch, 29 (1855), 145.
Improvement of the Railway Whistle
Anon
Genre: | News-Commentary, Drollery |
Subjects: | Railways, Invention, Sound, Accidents |
Discusses a new railway whistle which promises to replace the 'railway discord and railway din' of the old steam-whistle with 'railway harmony and railway melody'. Adds that the whistle is capable of playing tunes appropriate to given situations. | |
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