Pennywhistle History
by Sean Lane Fuller
The Clarke tin whistle was first made in 1843 by Robert Clarke.  He played the wooden whistle as a talented amateur musician.  He copied his wooden whistle in tinplate with a wooden block in the mouthpiece.  His whistles eventually became known as penny whistles.
I will add more information to this page after some more research.
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