old farm gives up HUGE crotal bell

[Goes4ever]

I got permission to hunt this 1887 farm house yesterday, today it rained almost all day, but it broke up just long enough for me to hunt about 1.5 hours. I have standing permission to dig here all month, because it is empty till July 1st.

The owner told me to just have fun and dig all I want. It is 2 miles from my house so I am gonna try to dig all signals! This bell is the only keeper I got today, nothing else but large iron, some clad, pull tabs etc....figured if I dig all surface targets it may just reveal some older deep targets.

This is the first crotal bell I have ever dug intact, most I find are broke in pieces, so I am happy with this find, it is huge! look at it compared to the penny!

 

[jgas]

Yep that's a good one.... Intact and all, does it still have the steel shot in it? I have dug a few but not quite that big and all still have the "dinger, donger" inside. Cool find...Congrats.....jgas

 

[Goes4ever]

yep it still has it inside and does ring!

 

[Michiganne]

Beautiful! (On my wish list...)

HH

 

[Goes4ever]

were these used on animals or what?

 

[prolab69]

Damn good score I have found many many pieces of big ones but never a full and intact one.


Pro-

 

[Goes4ever]

it has a #8 on the bottom what does that mean?

 

[MarkinIa]

Yep, that is a very nice find you got their G4e.

The number is for the size of the bell. I found 2 of them this spring, # 4 and a #7.
The # 4 is alot smaller then the # 7.

 

[Goes4ever]

so larger the number, bigger the bell?

 

[Goes4ever]

check out this ad I found online from 1903, you could buy one dozen #8 bells for 76 cents!

 

[silverfreak]

Good one G-4

 

[dave in iowa]

i have a large one that has the number 10 on , it is the same note as a d on a piano , jingles bells maybe , each one has a different note , maybe

 

[FunWithTreasure]

Thats awsome. My buddy one time found one bigger than a soft ball..

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice find on the crotal bell. I have foud a few intact but most of them are usually broken. Good luck with the farm. Hurry while it last

 

[allen]

definetily a great looking bell !!

 

[Marc(NB)]

sweet!! I love digging em also,for more info on crotrals bells follow the link
http://www.classicbells.com/info/DatingBells.htm

 

[RiverRat3]

Great Find