I purchased a large brass wall bell at an estate sale yesterday

[Jennab0p]

Does anyone know anything about the bell? It has some Latin on it-- VOCEM MEAM AUDIT OUI ME TANGIT, which translates to, "Whoever touches me will hear my voice". This is all I have gathered so far. Thanks!

 

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[Iron Patch]

My guess is if you touch it the voice will say... I hope you didn't pay too much.

Honestly I don't know, but to me the design work on it looks modern and sloppy. Don't suppose there's a makers mark anywhere? For the right price I also would have took it home but is not something I would have gambled much on. I'll be interested to know if I guessed right or wrong once you get an ID as this is well away from my main area of interest when it comes to buying... although I do take a wild shot at stuff now and again.

 

[diggummup]

They are modern. I have one myself I picked up a while back for $5, it's hanging on my back porch at the moment. They sell on ebay from $10 to over $100. Just depends on who's dumb enough to pay that much at that time. At least that's the way I see it. Here have a look-

bell VOCEM MEAM AUDIT | eBay

 

[Iron Patch]

They are modern. I have one myself I picked up a while back for $5, it's hanging on my back porch at the moment. They sell on ebay from $10 to over $100. Just depends on who's dumb enough to pay that much at that time. At least that's the way I see it. Here have a look-

bell VOCEM MEAM AUDIT | eBay

That's where good pics and an attention-getting and creative listing come into play. For those listing them it's probably a mistake to use the word antique, or put it in an antique category like some have because that easily changes things from a dumb buy to being on the seller for misrepresenting it..

 

[lost]

A friend of my wife has the almost exact bell hanging inside an enclosed back porch. She purchased it years ago at an antique/flea market for $50 dollars. I offered her $50. No sale. Beautiful item.

 

[diggummup]

By modern I mean less than 50 years old.

 

[gunsil]

Made between twenty years ago and Tuesday!!

 

[SilverForBrains]

That's where good pics and an attention-getting and creative listing come into play. For those listing them it's probably a mistake to use the word antique, or put it in an antique category like some have because that easily changes things from a dumb buy to being on the seller for misrepresenting it..

It's interesting, out of all the posts on diggumups link, 2 mention "antique" and both brought in over a hundred, and 2 of them have a picture with the bell hanging in all it's glory, both of which also brought over a hundred (one of those reads antique, the other doesn't). All the listings not using the word antique or just showing the bell on a table brought only about $50