Railroad Code of Whistle Signals Antique Original Sign studio pottery pitcher This high-quality knife I believe

This high-quality knife I believe was made in Japan and from what I can tell is no longer produced

A single mushroom took about 15 days to complete from clay sculpture to final firing

6 5/16" across at rim

These were awarded to a young "Master Charley Geoppinger" in the late 1870s or so by a couple of different teachers - two of them for a hundred merits

2 1/4" tall and 3/4" tall

Railroad Code of Whistle Signals Antique Original Sign studio pottery pitcher This high-quality knife I believeAs I tried to do some research into the history of railroad signals in order to date and to fully understand! this sign, I've realized it is a vast and complicated history I don't have enough knowledge, or patience, to dive deep into! I did learn that the use of train whistles seems to have originated in England in 1832, when a stationmaster suggested that the trains should have an audible signaling device, and thus a local musical instrument builder