Unusual Harness Bells

ANTIQUARIAN · Oct 27, 2020

A detecting buddy recently found these unusual, cone-shaped harness bells in Nova Scotia Canada.
I was hoping someone might recognize where they may have been made? :dontknow:

Date wise, I'm thinking late 19thc.

Thanks,
Dave

Rookster · Oct 27, 2020

Dave
I agree on the D buckles and the reins guide. I’ve never seen that shaped bell. Purdy unique.

ANTIQUARIAN · Oct 27, 2020

rook3434 said:
Dave
I agree on the D buckles and the reins guide. I’ve never seen that shaped bell. Purdy unique.

Thanks Rook, hopefully someone here will recognize them. :thumbsup:

ARC · Oct 27, 2020

Sleigh bells IMO... and rare ones at that.

ANTIQUARIAN · Oct 27, 2020

AARC said:
Sleigh bells IMO... and rare ones at that.

Thanks very much for this ARC. :icon_thumleft:

Dave

ARC · Oct 28, 2020

ANTIQUARIAN said:
Thanks very much for this ARC.
Dave

Not saying definitively that is what they were intended for... but I have never seen that style or even similar.

very cool never the less

ANTIQUARIAN · Oct 28, 2020

AARC said:
Not saying definitively that is what they were intended for... but I have never seen that style or even similar.

very cool never the less

Neither have I ARC, I did find one similar years ago, but not quite the same. :icon_scratch:

Considering these were found in Nova Scotia, I was thinking they were either American or British-made.

Hopefully another member here will recognize them,
Dave