The top bell is a bronze or bell-brass shop bell cut from its linkage--probably a long piece of iron connecting it to a shop door. It has a beautiful tone when rung.
The middle bell is the very definition of "patina." It is a desk bell for calling service in a mid 19th century British establishment--a tailor or boot maker perhaps.
The Shire horse bell is the sort of county fair novelty probably bought or won in the 1910s perhaps or maybe a bit later. The Suffolk Punch is a red horse and the classic English draft horse--solid, loyal, docile. Little bells of this sort had numerous uses from calling big families to dinner to signalling some work or shop event.
The top bell is a bronze or bell-brass shop bell cut from its linkage--probably a long piece of iron connecting it to a shop door. It has a beautiful tone when rung.
ReplyDeleteThe middle bell is the very definition of "patina." It is a desk bell for calling service in a mid 19th century British establishment--a tailor or boot maker perhaps.
ReplyDeleteThe Shire horse bell is the sort of county fair novelty probably bought or won in the 1910s perhaps or maybe a bit later. The Suffolk Punch is a red horse and the classic English draft horse--solid, loyal, docile. Little bells of this sort had numerous uses from calling big families to dinner to signalling some work or shop event.
ReplyDeleteThe middle bell with the wooden handle could retail for 50 USD in 2016.
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