Bell - Age and use?

[thedukeofdelaware]

Can anyone put an age on this bell, and does anyone know what kind of bell it could be? Do those three small holes mean anything? At the bottom/widest part, it is 3.28 inches. About 1.6 inches at the top. Thanks for looking!

 

[jewelerguy]

I believe it's a brass cow bell missing the suspension loop. Probably dates somewhere maybe 1870 to 1900

 

[Tony in SC]

Looks like a teachers bell or a household bell. Would have had a handle in the top. Any markings on the inside lip?

 

[thedukeofdelaware]

not that I can see..

 

[ARC]

Looks like a teachers bell or a household bell. Would have had a handle in the top. Any markings on the inside lip?

Agreed.

 

[ARC]

mid to late 1800's IMO

 

[ARC]

Any way to see inside / clapper ?

 

[thedukeofdelaware]

 

[ARC]

Yeah... I am "staying" on the dates.

Bells are funky... they have not evolved much in hundreds of years.

They have been produced in mega-ness amounts and everywhere... and everyone with a bag of salt owned at least one it seems.

They have always been a "shot in the dark" on dating ones like yours.

No later than 1900 for sure I would bet though.

Hope I helped some.

 

[Tony in SC]

I believe 1900 or a little before. Older bells have a ground look, newer one were usually machined turned.

Yeah... I am "staying" on the dates.

Bells are funky... they have not evolved much in hundreds of years.

They have been produced in mega-ness amounts and everywhere... and everyone with a bag of salt owned at least one it seems.

They have always been a "shot in the dark" on dating ones like yours.

No later than 1900 for sure I would bet though.

Hope I helped some.

 

[A2coins]

Cool find