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Sports Whistles
Our referee whistles have been carefully developed and improved over the years to meet the demanding conditions on the field. Every whistle in our range of sports whistles for refs and umpires create a loud and clear sound with minimal effort, and are often variable in pitch and tone giving you flexibility in your whistle calls.
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Acme Glove-Grip Thunderer 246/60.5As low as £12.49Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Thunderer 658£5.99Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Cyclone 888As low as £6.49Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Thunderer 559£6.49Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Thunderer 660As low as £6.49Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Tornado - 622As low as £7.49Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Tornado T2000As low as £7.49Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Tornado 635As low as £6.99Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Slimline Tornado 636As low as £5.99Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Swivel Hook Neck Lanyard 104As low as £2.99Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Thunderer 670£5.99Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Thunderer 560£6.49Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Thunderer 558£6.99Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Thunderer Finger Whistle - 477/60.5As low as £11.99Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Thunderer Finger Whistle 477/59.5As low as £12.49Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Thunderer Finger Whistle 477/58.5As low as £19.99Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Thunderer Finger Whistle - 477/58As low as £17.49Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Wrist Lanyard 100£2.49Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Thunderer 63As low as £9.99Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Thunderer 60.5As low as £9.99Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Thunderer 59.5As low as £9.99Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Thunderer 58.5As low as £11.99Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
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Acme Thunderer 58As low as £14.99Blow rateBlow soundBlow tone
The Original Iconic Producer Of The Sports Whistle
Imagine a game of football played entirely without the referee’s whistle - there would be confusion on the pitch, and the players wouldn’t know when to stop for half time or when a foul had been committed; this really highlights the important role that the referee whistle plays in our favourite sports. Trusted for generations, ACME sports whistles can be found all over the world being used by sports referee's in small local leagues and world famous international competitions alike.
ACME Whistles have a one of a kind claim to fame in that we produced the world’s first whistle specially designed for sporting purposes. Developed in 1884, the ACME Thunderer quickly became a sporting icon due to it’s reliably consistent performance on the pitch. Our referee's whistles remain the whistles of choice for officials and referees all over the world, including FIFA, England Netball and Hockey Canada. They have been used extensively in sporting competitions such as the Olympics for generations, with a huge surge in the popularity of our sports whistles in the 1950s and 1960s across five continents.
Choosing Your Referee Whistle
We still produce the original ACME Thunderer which forms the core of our range of referee whistles, and we’re proud to say that they are still made at our factory on Barr Street, Birmingham. Furthermore, our referee whistles are largely hand tooled using original machinery from the turn of the century. This level of care and attention to detail allows us to produce a superior product; once you have used an ACME whistle and seen the quality for yourself, copies and imitations simply don’t pass muster.
As our sports whistles have grown in popularity the need for refs whistles with different specifications became apparent to us. We have therefore spent time developing and expanding the range of sports whistles we produce, and the ACME Thunderer is now available in 8 different specifications. The modern range of referee whistles also includes airfast whistle models such as the ACME Tornado and the Cyclone, as well as plastic versions of the original refs whistle, the ACME Thunderer, which are ideal for cold climates and are more gentle on the hands and mouth than their metal counterparts. You are sure to find your perfect referee or umpire whistle among our sports whistles range, whichever sport ingnites your passion.