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5 1/2" (14 cm.) The silver bosun whistle was presented to seven-year-old Shirley Temple as she visited the USS Gamble in Pearl Harbor during the family visit in 1935. It is inscribed "Shirley Temple from USS Gamble 7 August 1935". Included are two vintage large-format photographs, one depicting young Shirley in white middy costume blowing the whistle, and the other in 1941, as she embarks on her new contract with MGM, in navy blue sailor costume with the whistle tucked into her pocket. Excellent condition. 1935.