Crotal Bell - 1st for me!

[Clad 2 meet u]

saginawian, ,xdanthemanx and one other guy (forgive me for forgetting your name) hit a 1800's era area this morning. Saginawian hit the only silver (2 quarters and a war nickel) and I got this Crotal Bell. My camera is a piece of poop so the pictures are not the greatest. The bell is intact and has NO above the split and a 4 (I'm assuming it means Number 4)below the split in the bell. Now I have no idea about these things so I was hoping one of you could enlighten me. I has a flower looking pattern that encircles the bell and that's about all I can tell you. Again I apologize for the crappy pictures.

 

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[Golden1]

The pics are fine
Awesome find the bell is cool congrats

G1

 

[seger98]

That's a neat find, congratulations!

 

[Ohio Jerry]

Clad,thats a sweet crotal bell. Is it all intact? does it ring?
Jerry

 

[Burdie]

Can't help but nice find.
Burdie

 

[hogge]

Nice find! Got about 20 of 'em. Some have numbers on them. Congratulations, it's in nice shape. Hogge

 

[Clad 2 meet u]

Clad,thats a sweet crotal bell. Is it all intact? does it ring?
Jerry

Yeah Jerry it is fully intact and rings real nice once I got the dirt out if it. Sure would like to know how old it is though.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Clad,thats a sweet crotal bell. Is it all intact? does it ring?
Jerry

Yeah Jerry it is fully intact and rings real nice once I got the dirt out if it.  Sure would like to know how old it is though.

CW era or a little earlier.  I'd say 1830-60 is a pretty good date range for bells of that type.


Regards,


Buckleboy

 

[Ohio Jerry]

Buckleboy is correct. Mid 1800's or earlier. From the mid 1800's to early 1900's the shanks of these bells were cast solid and later had a hole drilled through them. Yours is the earlier style shank with the hole cast in to it. http://classicbells.com/info/ShankRivet.htm

 

[jopher]

Thats a great find. Crotal bell...I believe means "closed bell"
They were used singularly( around an animals neck), or lashed to a strap or harness in varying numbers and sizes ...."Jingle bells"....Joe

 

[jopher]

They were used singularly( around an animals neck), or lashed to a strap or harness in varying numbers and sizes ...."Jingle bells"....Joe

"Jingle bells" back at ya, Twinkleberry!

Thats it...Im putting you under Homo-suspicion....Not that theres anything wrong with that!

 

[romeo-1]

You assume correctly...No 4 is Number 4...it's the size.

 

[Ohio Jerry]

here's my total for the season. Buckleboy,I bet you've got a pile of these. I'd love to see em.Maybe we can keep a crotal bell thread going for a while,
Jerry

 

[civilman1]

Can't seem to find one intact.....bit's and piece's.Nice one

 

[romeo-1]

I've got a dozen or so in all sizes...fun to find!

 

[Clad 2 meet u]

Thanks for the schooling folks! I can't believe the age based on the shape of the bell! I'm pretty stoked right now... Great site Ohio Jerry, learned a lot from it. Buckleboy, you amaze me with your vast knowledge on just about everything old. I enjoy your posts and insight.

Twinkleberry Too funny!!!

 

[shaun7]

They were used singularly( around an animals neck), or lashed to a strap or harness in varying numbers and sizes ...."Jingle bells"....Joe

"Jingle bells" back at ya, Twinkleberry!

Thats it...Im putting you under Homo-suspicion....Not that theres anything wrong with that!

That is pretty funny. That had me laughing.

Actually your interpretation of the exchange is incorrect and "homo"-centric.

that sounds painfull

 

[BuckleBoy]

Jerry--I think your oldest bell is the third one from the left.

Any of 'em have a maker's stamp on them in addition to the number?


-Buckles

 

[trikikiwi]

Very cool find

They were used singularly( around an animals neck), or lashed to a strap or harness in varying numbers and sizes ...."Jingle bells"....Joe

"Jingle bells" back at ya, Twinkleberry!

Thats it...Im putting you under Homo-suspicion....Not that theres anything wrong with that!

That is pretty funny. That had me laughing.

Actually your interpretation of the exchange is incorrect and "homo"-centric.

that sounds painfull

I always thought crotal sounded painful - like there's s s s s s something misssing

 

[Roger Mn.]

Neat Bell now I need to find one.