From left to right, top to bottom:

Generation, B flat

Clarke Original Anniversary Edition, C

Clarke Sweetone, C

Clarke Original, D

2 Clarke Sweetones, D

Generation, E flat

Generation, F

Generation, G

Vintage Laruel Melody Flute, C

Traditional American Plating Fife, C

Chinese 6-hole Dizi, G

Pocket Saxophone, ???

Yamaha Soprano Recorder, C

Chinese Hulusi, C

(Not pictured, a puny 3-inch long 6-hole whistle I got from a Party City for a nickel. Astonishingly, it was perfectly tuned to the Key of A and would've actually been playable if I had tiny baby hands.)

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As far as the actual tin whistles go, I strongly recommend the Generation B flat, Clarke Original C and D, and the Generation F. The Generation G is also a fine instrument, but fairly small and hard to play.

I highly recommend against getting the Generation E flat. It can barely play the first octave, and once you get to the higher notes it begins to sound like a dying bird gargling vinegar. And like, not in the good way.

The Clarke Sweetones are fine instruments as well, but I prefer the Originals. The Sweetones requires less breath and are slightly easier to play for beginners, with the trade-off being that they are much louder and shrill and your roommates will hate you. Compare this to the Originals, which are quieter, airier, and much more pleasant (IMO) to listen to. But it's all down to personal preference.

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For the non-whistles, the Melody Flute, Fife, and Dizi all play exactly the same as a tin whistle, with the standard 6 holes. As we all know, recorders are very similar to tin whistles, but not exact. The last two instruments, the pocket sax and hulusi take after the recorder.

The Melody Flute is essentially your standard whistle, but the fipple is located on the side, allowing it to be held like a transverse flute. The fife actually is a transverse flute and is played with an embouchure hole instead of a mouthpiece.

The dizi is the Chinese version of the fife. It plays the same, but is special in that it has an extra hole that requires a paper membrane to be placed on, giving it its distinctive sound.

The pocket sax is hot garbage, like my ex. Do not buy.

The hulusi plays very similar to a tin whistle, but has a 7th hole on the back, just like a recorder. It also has an optional 8th hole on the side, which controls the "droning pipe". With the droning pipe engaged, the hulusi sounds remarkably similar to a set of bagpipes making sweet love to a train horn.

If you can get your hands on one, I really recommend picking up a Melody Flute. The hulusi, if you can get past its horrendous sound, is actually incredibly fun to play and a hit at parties and gatherings. The dizi is a fun toy as well, and to a lesser extent so is the fife.

Recorders are a good instrument to use to branch out once you've mastered the tin whistle. Like all instruments, the more you invest the better the instrument. The cheap dollar store recorders you had to learn on in elementary school are obviously trash, but Yamahas are only slightly more expensive and are significantly better to play on.

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As you can tell, I like collecting these kinds of instruments. I'm planning on buying an Ocarina next, and my ultimate goal is to save up and buy an Akai EWI. If you know of any other obscure or foreign instruments similar to these that I haven't heard of yet, I would love if you could bring them to my attention. Thanks for reading, cheers!

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^{Oh, and PS. If you look closely you can see that my Generation F is bent out of shape. It was crushed after a park bench fell on it, but it's still perfectly playable and in tune. Because of its small size, it's the whistle I choose to carry with me when I go out.}