Found a neat little Bill from india, a 1930s Cold cream jar, and a pocket knife

[diabolicalbeans]

We had a bit of a thought over the week and I was able to go detecting today at an old mansion. Surprisingly I didn't find much! But I found this neat little bell that still rings, on the bottom are the words "bells of sarna India" which from my research seems to be a 1930s brand name of a New York company that would import Bells from India for various uses, most decorative or as collectibles. I also found a neat Cold cream jar that has "Ponds" printed on the side, it still has the lid but unfortunately it's split right in half. And I found this neat little Kent pocket knife.

 

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[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Red-Coat]

Those cute little bells were popular collector items.

Sajan Singh Sarna started his business in 1920, importing handicrafts from India and moved to New York in 1933, extending the range to include items from Japan. He started importing bells from Indonesia in 1938 and registered the ‘Bells of Sarna’ trademark in 1940 (first use in commerce also claimed as 1940). The bells were initially sold from mail-order catalogues (individually and in strings) and then by department stores, with tags telling the story of each bell. They were highly popular in the 1960s. Sarna died in the 1970s but the company continued as S.S. Sarna Inc and the ‘Bells of Sarna’ trademark continued to be renewed until 2001, expiring six years later.

 

[Wildcat1750]

Those cute little bells were popular collector items.

Sajan Singh Sarna started his business in 1920, importing handicrafts from India and moved to New York in 1933, extending the range to include items from Japan. He started importing bells from Indonesia in 1938 and registered the ‘Bells of Sarna’ trademark in 1940 (first use in commerce also claimed as 1940). The bells were initially sold from mail-order catalogues (individually and in strings) and then by department stores, with tags telling the story of each bell. They were highly popular in the 1960s. Sarna died in the 1970s but the company continued as S.S. Sarna Inc and the ‘Bells of Sarna’ trademark continued to be renewed until 2001, expiring six years later.

Nice hunt diablolicabeans and thanks for the info Red-Coat...
Nick