Brass bell

[dhemery69]

I found this in my back yard in the San Antonio area of Texas. My house was built in 1978 but there was some kind of activity here before that. I recently found two old horseshoes, a buffalo nickel, and a lady's brass compact from the 1930s in my yard.
The bell was about 5-6 inches deep. Can anyone help me date the bell and maybe give some idea as to its original use?
Thanks,
Diggin'Dave

 

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[Tony in SC]

Clean it to see if there is any writing, even on the inside rim.

 

[lairmo]

I have one similar to that..it has a numeral 2 on the top next to the "loop"..

 

[A2coins]

Croata bell ?

 

[coinman123]

Clean it to see if there is any writing, even on the inside rim.

Agreed, it looks like a lot of bells I see with "INDIA" crudely engraved somewhere, sold as tourist pieces. I would look to see if it says that somewhere.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I've literally found hundreds of bells and bell fragments detecting homesteads over the years.
Your find looks to be a European sleigh or animal bell.

I'm thinking it's likely Swedish or possibly Swiss in design.

A very nice find,
Dave

 

[Oddjob]

Mexican wind chime. Found many in San Antonio, heck even purchased a few in Mexico.