✅ SOLVED What the heck is this?

[perdidogringo]

Brass item found at a promising mid 1800s site. Anyone have an idea? Thanks in advance!

 

[Tony in SC]

Brass item found at a promising mid 1800s site. Anyone have an idea? Thanks in advance!View attachment 2150026View attachment 2150027View attachment 2150030

Looks like an old telephone bell.

 

[villagenut]

Bicycle bell....

 

[perdidogringo]

Ok, looks like some kind of bell- probably from a telephone or bicycle. Thanks!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Desk bell or more likely from a clock chime

 

[Mud Hut]

Desk bell or more likely from a clock chime

It does look like an alarm clock bell.

 

[TDogger]

 

[nagant]

I scrapped some old phones that were beyond saving and parted out besides, holes were off centered.