The whistle used by match referee Harry Nattrass in the 1936 F.A. Cup Final Arsenal v Sheffield United, a black bakelite ''Acme Thunderer'', inscribed

The whistle used by match referee Harry Nattrass in the 1936 F.A. Cup Final Arsenal v Sheffield United, a black bakelite ''Acme Thunderer'', inscribed WHISTLE USED IN F.A. CUP FINAL, 1936, BY REFEREE HARRY NATTRASS, NEW SEAHAM, webbing wrist strap English football referee Harry Nattrass was born in Seaham, Co Durham, in 1898. He was a Football League referee from 1933 until the 1946-47 season. The highlights of his career was officiating the Arsenal v Sheffield United 1936 F.A. Cup Final, and the Scotland v Germany fixture at Ibrox in 1936 when there had been concerns that the game could be interrupted by political demonstrations. He also refereed Inter-League matches, see the next lot.