Two nice bells, one hole.

lenmac65

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I went back to the woods this week before the snowfall to the area where I found my 1700s coin spill this month. I found a small padlock, which I believe is early- to mid- 1800s. There is some sort of clasp still attached to the shank. I also found two bells in one hole in a walled-in area. I thought it was going to be a can, but dug it because the area has so little trash; glad I did. You can see one of the bells still in the hole in my outdoor picture. Some call these conestoga bells, but I am not sure if that’s what these are. I am thinking late 1800s or early 1900s, but would appreciate any ideas. The clapper is still attached to the shinier one, which sounds great. I attached a two second video if you want to hear it. The snow has ended my detecting for now. Good luck to those of you who can still dig.
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Very nice bells- Congrats! Plenty of snow down here on the Cape too- C'mon spring!
 

Hey! Great finds! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing.
 

I went back to the woods this week before the snowfall to the area where I found my 1700s coin spill this month. I found a small padlock, which I believe is early- to mid- 1800s. There is some sort of clasp still attached to the shank. I also found two bells in one hole in a walled-in area. I thought it was going to be a can, but dug it because the area has so little trash; glad I did. You can see one of the bells still in the hole in my outdoor picture. Some call these conestoga bells, but I am not sure if that’s what these are. I am thinking late 1800s or early 1900s, but would appreciate any ideas. The clapper is still attached to the shinier one, which sounds great. I attached a two second video if you want to hear it. The snow has ended my detecting for now. Good luck to those of you who can still dig.
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Nice. Interesting finds.
 

I went back to the woods this week before the snowfall to the area where I found my 1700s coin spill this month. I found a small padlock, which I believe is early- to mid- 1800s. There is some sort of clasp still attached to the shank. I also found two bells in one hole in a walled-in area. I thought it was going to be a can, but dug it because the area has so little trash; glad I did. You can see one of the bells still in the hole in my outdoor picture. Some call these conestoga bells, but I am not sure if that’s what these are. I am thinking late 1800s or early 1900s, but would appreciate any ideas. The clapper is still attached to the shinier one, which sounds great. I attached a two second video if you want to hear it. The snow has ended my detecting for now. Good luck to those of you who can still dig.
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Wish I could help you with the dates. Awesome finds for sure and I love that pad lock!
 

I went back to the woods this week before the snowfall to the area where I found my 1700s coin spill this month. I found a small padlock, which I believe is early- to mid- 1800s. There is some sort of clasp still attached to the shank. I also found two bells in one hole in a walled-in area. I thought it was going to be a can, but dug it because the area has so little trash; glad I did. You can see one of the bells still in the hole in my outdoor picture. Some call these conestoga bells, but I am not sure if that’s what these are. I am thinking late 1800s or early 1900s, but would appreciate any ideas. The clapper is still attached to the shinier one, which sounds great. I attached a two second video if you want to hear it. The snow has ended my detecting for now. Good luck to those of you who can still dig.
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Nice!!! Congrats!!! Cool old lock and bells!!!
 

Very nice bells- Congrats! Plenty of snow down here on the Cape too- C'mon spring!
Thanks! At least you have the beaches, right? Two feet of snow here, so it might be a while for me.
 

Nice conestoga bells! Looks as tho that lock still has a snapped off key in it!
I was thinking the same thing at first, but now think it might be a component of the keyhole on this old style lock, but who knows. Thanks for commenting, and good luck out there.
 

VERY NICE thanks for sharing
 

I went back to the woods this week before the snowfall to the area where I found my 1700s coin spill this month. I found a small padlock, which I believe is early- to mid- 1800s. There is some sort of clasp still attached to the shank. I also found two bells in one hole in a walled-in area. I thought it was going to be a can, but dug it because the area has so little trash; glad I did. You can see one of the bells still in the hole in my outdoor picture. Some call these conestoga bells, but I am not sure if that’s what these are. I am thinking late 1800s or early 1900s, but would appreciate any ideas. The clapper is still attached to the shinier one, which sounds great. I attached a two second video if you want to hear it. The snow has ended my detecting for now. Good luck to those of you who can still dig.
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Nice! Good job.
 

I went back to the woods this week before the snowfall to the area where I found my 1700s coin spill this month. I found a small padlock, which I believe is early- to mid- 1800s. There is some sort of clasp still attached to the shank. I also found two bells in one hole in a walled-in area. I thought it was going to be a can, but dug it because the area has so little trash; glad I did. You can see one of the bells still in the hole in my outdoor picture. Some call these conestoga bells, but I am not sure if that’s what these are. I am thinking late 1800s or early 1900s, but would appreciate any ideas. The clapper is still attached to the shinier one, which sounds great. I attached a two second video if you want to hear it. The snow has ended my detecting for now. Good luck to those of you who can still dig.
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super cool finds, two of my favorites to dig are locks and bells, well done x 3
 

Really nice pair of bells. It does look as previous mentioned that it looks as if something is in the lock.
Congrats on your find
 

Really nice pair of bells. It does look as previous mentioned that it looks as if something is in the lock.
Congrats on your find
Thanks! I thought at first it was a broken key in the keyhole; however, I think this lock was made with some sort of iron pin in the keyhole, similar to this picture. Thanks for the comment and good luck out there.0A4FB407-D13A-4BFD-8F05-9A3A872494EA.jpeg
 

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