1810 Mission Bell?

[Michigan Badger]

I bought this from a person in Ohio. It was obviously dug somewhere due to all the caked on dirt inside the bell. It's super heavy for a bell only about 8 inches wide. It has surface "bronze disease" that will clean away easily. I have a lot of experience doing that with shipwreck and dirt dug bronze coins and relics.

I have some questions.

1. Am I imagining this or does this bell have 1810 on it? The guy I got it from said he only saw decorations with nothing identifiable on the bell. I wet the bell for easier viewing of details.

2. In your opinion, is this an old Mission Bell? I know by the natural corrosion this is definitely a very old bell.

I'd appreciate anything else you can tell me about this bell. All links to more informational sites welcomed.

Thanks,

Badger

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

Thats about the coolest spoon I have ever seen. Where is Pittsburg?

 

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[timekiller]

Thats about the coolest spoon I have ever seen.

Yea I just found a couple,& will say I done very good on that purchase.....
http://www.littledixieworks.com/cgi-bin/display_Items.asp?Cat=1&Sub=11

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

BCH,
Don't get mine confused with being dug,mine came from a auction me & the wife went to so the chain most likely never was in the ground.Yes the eagle would come off with the screw if I wanted to. I'm sure the eagle was cast separate from the bell but at the same time.I mean I'm sure they have always gone together in other words.But you could not leave that much of the sand mold material left on the bell in my opinion because it just wouldn't ring right with all that mold material left on it. Pete,

I understand but still it seems the eagle is awful green for just sitting around and the patina looks different. It seems if they were cast together they would age together. Am I wrong?

There could be other explanations. Just saying.

 

[timekiller]

BCH,
Don't get mine confused with being dug,mine came from a auction me & the wife went to so the chain most likely never was in the ground.Yes the eagle would come off with the screw if I wanted to. I'm sure the eagle was cast separate from the bell but at the same time.I mean I'm sure they have always gone together in other words.But you could not leave that much of the sand mold material left on the bell in my opinion because it just wouldn't ring right with all that mold material left on it. Pete,

I understand but still it seems the eagle is awful green for just sitting around and the patina looks different. It seems if they were cast together they would age together. Am I wrong?

No your not wrong,but that eagle has so much casting (sand mold) material left on it that it might be throughing the look off.It's not clean at all it don't appear to me & is what kinda drew me to it.But I'm still not sure on when it was made.I wonder what happened to the original poster? And the questions that were ask to him.

 

[Kiros32]

Thats about the coolest spoon I have ever seen. Where is Pittsburg?

I am assuming it's Pittsburgh, PA. From 1890 to 1911, the name was changed to "Pittsburg"

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I wonder what happened to the original poster? And the questions that were ask to him.

He is probably busy trying to contact the guy that sold him the bell.

 

[IronSpike]

Nice bell and ID