-- forwarded message, please reply to sender and MMD --

In my on-line search for info about a German carved whistler I own
I stumbled upon your web site.  I have attached a photo; might you
be able to tell me anything about its origin, who made it and when
and what its value might be?

I am trying to locate a source for a replacement or repair of the
windup bellows mechanism. I appreciate any expertise you can share
about this item.

Gratefully,
Joe Lundy
Lebanon, New Hampshire

 [ The photo shows a "lamp post" Greisbaum whistler, either carved
 [ by Greisbaum many years ago, or of recent production by Siegfried
 [ Wendel, or it might be a counterfeit.  How can one tell?
 [ -- Robbie