My ding a ling.

[smokeythecat]

Found this actually a few days ago, at which point I told my digging partner let's get out of here, site is too new.

It's the top to a child's bicycle bell, the kind you basically pushed a button on the side of it to make it work.

 

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[rick67]

Found two like yours last year circa 1910-1920 if remember right. Merry Christmas!

 

[smokeythecat]

Yup, you nailed it. I'll keep it, it's not busted up by a plow. Merry Christmas. I really did insist we move on from the site, then found a Barber quarter 150 yards away at another house site.

 

[A2coins]

Way to ring in the new year Happy holiday

 

[Kurios1]

Well, it may not be colonial but, it certainly is cool. Old Glory in wonderful green patina just smacks of COOL!

 

[Peyton Manning]

anything not a pulltab or can is good in my book

 

[smokeythecat]

I only got two pulltabs this weekend. If I'm not mistaken there are 12 stars on the flag.

 

[Tired Rooster]

Thats a really neat find!

 

[smokeythecat]

I had a similar one on my bike, yes, they made bikes back then. Mine was made of cheaper thinner metal and don't remember if there was anything on it or not.

 

[TWray]

No bends, bumps, or bruises. Nice fresh find.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Very cool! Congrats

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice find!

 

[smokeythecat]

Thank you all. I hadn't realized is was as old as it is.

 

[against the wind]

Congrats on the bicycle bell.
I'll dig an area with 1910 - 1920 history,
All day long.

 

[smokeythecat]

It's a shame I don't collect coins. I like the history part, and the colonial house was 150 feet away, so I had to go for it.