Acme Whistle Company

Acme Whistles sounds like it is a company supplying to Wile E. Coyote of Road Runner fame. This company have had their fair-​share of TV appearances though, usually on news programmes that are covering the company as one of Birmingham’s leading exporters to a sporting event abroad.
For instance, their whistles are used for more international football games than any other. As well as whistles for sport they also sell sound-​makers for other applications such as hunting, dog-​training, survival and orchestral.
The company pride themselves most on the fact that they supplied whistles to the Titanic and they are celebrating their products’ role in the rescue of many of the passengers and crew by selling sterling silver commemorative whistles for the 100^th anniversary of the disaster. Yours for a cool £90, though there are cheaper ones at around the £10 mark.

I have to blow the whistle (ha) on this company. It’s been as much a part of Birmingham’s history as the Jewellery Quarter. It’s the world most famous maker of whistles of all kinds and it once made the whistles for the Titanic. I have been lucky enough to have taken a tour of this business more than once. I was fascinated by the place and very proud too that it was part of Birmingham. Simon Topman is the owner and lives up to his name. If you ever get a chance to visit (it’s not open to the public) then you’ll be as privileged I am was. Long my they be making whistles here for many years to come.