Nice complete Crotal Bell.

[Brian W]

I went out on saturday for a few hours...The place i went was hunted pretty hard...I was walking through the snow and got a nice signal...4 inches down i dug this sweet bell

 

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[Goes4ever]

sweet bell indeed

 

[pepperj]

Very nice indeed.

 

[seger98]

Congratulations, she sure is a beauty!

 

[Michiganne]

Very nice!

HH

 

[leddel]

very nice Brian looks to be an older one ( cast brass , the hole on top wasn't drilled either )

Dan

 

[birdman]

That bell should still jingle. Nice!

 

[SkyPirate]

neat!

 

[Zincoln Miner]

very nice.......:>
mine is just top half....:<

 

[cntrydncr1]

I love those! congrats

 

[Tattooguy67]

Now that is a nice one! I have found 2 of those over the years and both had the part that attaches to the harness broken off, which is probably why they were lost in the first place, so to find one whole is really outstanding work! HH.

Chuck.

 

[Brian W]

Thanks everyone...Im just glad i got out...It just snowed 6 inches here ....Come on SPRING!!!!

 

[Ziggy-Grimm]

Nice find, a piece I found last year looks as if it could be from the same kind of bell you found.

 

[sscindercoop]

I think the S&N on the bottom stand for Seth North from New Britain, CT, c. 1803-1840. Cool find

 

[emesis]

I've found 2 like yours and 3 which were more like pancakes. Wife wants me to find more. Tried to tell her, it doesn't work like that.

PFP

 

[Dman]

Congrats. Really nice bell.
Dman
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Dman

 

[Brian W]

Thanks for the ID sscindercoop...That is the date from the site...So it could be.

 

[sscindercoop]

Thanks for the ID sscindercoop...That is the date from the site...So it could be.

Thanks but I cant take all the credit. I found a sleigh bell very similar to yours with the same initials and PBK gave me the info on it.

 

[Dan32981]

Awesome find Brian, i found one identical to that 2 yrs ago in Maine. I believe it dates to around 1860-80's?? Sweet find, ive found 3 of those types of bells, i always enjoy digging them up. Happy Dirt Fishing.

-Dan

 

[hammered]

Nice one Brian , I only get fragments .

hammered