Late 1700's / Early 1800's Crotal Bell + Maker

[Shakakka]

Hey all!

Had the opportunity to dig my first intact crotal bell in Upstate NY and was thrilled to find out the clapper was still inside. She's slightly bent by a giant root, and lived 10" down in the clay for the last 200+ years, but today she's happy to be jingling again:



The bell is marked with a 'J' and an 'N'. Which would be James North, who operated a foundry wtih his brother Seth and moved to NY in 1803:



History is mad cool, yo.

 

[Tpmetal]

awesome find. Crotals are a prized dig for me. Love em.

 

[Hawks88]

That is a beautiful save. Looks to be in great shape. Congrats

 

[dirtlooter]

sweet! love those bells plus you got the maker, even cooler

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Beautiful crotal bell recovery!

Thank you for sharing!

 

[digging440yrs]

Sweet !!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Always like to see the Crotal Bells. Yours is in great shape.

 

[Vldetecting]

That's a very nice find! It's still on my bucket list tho...

 

[BLK HOLE]

You have a beauty there!!

 

[A2coins]

That's a great display piece.Thanks for posting it

 

[glass half fool]

Very nice once you clean it some it should sound like music to your ear