Brass Bell #2?

[lairmo]

I found this bell a while back at a civil war era camp.
See post: http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,210023.0.html

It measures 2 3/8 total high...bell itself 1 3/4. 1 1/4 across top and 2 1/2 across bottom.
It appears to be cast. It is brass, I think? It has a number 2 on the top. It was found at a
civil war era camp along with some of my best finds. I was just wondering if anybody knows it's use?
I also found several other pieces of metal with a #2 on them...they look to be some sort of exploded
stove lid? They are still sitting on the site in a pile of metal a foot high and a foot and a half across.
The original owner of the property died and I'm still trying to get permission from the new owner to go
retrieve my pile. Is this a military bell or something totally different? It was found alongside minnieballs,
union buttons, a cannonball, half of a U.S. plate, etc. in the middle of a pretty large wooded area. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Lairmo







Thanks again.

 

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[IronSpike]

Nice bell lairmo

I would guess sleigh bell

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...+sleigh+bell&ndsp=20&hl=en&sa=N&start=40&um=1

 

[lairmo]

Nice bell lairmo

I would guess sleigh bell

Really? I always pictured sleigh bells as being like crotal bells.....

 

[lairmo]

There is one here that is close(school bell) but no cigar...on the top...
http://www.treasurenet.com/cgi-bin/treasure/westeast/feature.pl/Show?_id=200810

 

[Thor!]

Looks like the bell my dog used to wear while we were afield.

 

[johnnyi]

Nice i.d. Ironspike. lairmo, these larger bell shaped sleigh bells were sometimes strung one the same leather with the smaller crotal type bells to produce the lowest tones.

 

[ivan salis]

animal tracking bells * to place on livestock to keep track of em while being herded -- once the cattle arrived at the camps and were eaten the bell was saved and then sent back/ given to the next bunch of cattle suppliers that showed some got lost in the shuffle --crotal type bells could be used in the same manner.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Very nice bell and ID kenn. HHHH

 

[lairmo]

Thanks guys...guess this one is solved. I just thought it might have something to do with the military because of where it was found.

 

[mojjax]

Here's one in my 1895 Montgomery Ward Catalogue -

 

[johnnyi]

Tracking bells, but not so much over here in the U.S. after fences. When tracking bells were used here it was usually the formed copper "cow bell" type. I wish I'd taken a better picture at the museum, but here are the old style bells like your's added to the sleigh bell string for the 'low notes".

 

[lairmo]

Here's one in my 1895 Montgomery Ward Catalogue -

That's it!!! Number 2. 2 1/2 inches diameter. Nice find in the catalog. Thanks!!!

Tracking bells, but not so much over here in the U.S. after fences. When tracking bells were used here it was usually the formed copper "cow bell" type. I wish I'd taken a better picture at the museum, but here are the old style bells like your's added to the sleigh bell string for the 'low notes".

So, it could have been used for either tracking or sleigh bells. It was found on the side of a pretty steep, heavily wooded hill, so I think I'm going with tracking. Stupid cow probably fell down hill and lost her bell!! Thanks for the pic. That's awesome.