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« on: October 03, 2011, 11:56:59 am »
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Well..got out to hunt for a bit yesterday with Bucksguy81.  I had found some clad as well as a 44 and 46 wheat.  I had also made some other finds by the end of the hunt.  Other items included the top of a toy or costume ring with the plastic stone still in it, a dog license from 2006, what may or may not be some sort of button and a few other pieces.  Towards the end of the hunt I had an interesting surprise  Pictured below next to a dug quarter for size reference.  Take a look.

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« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2011, 10:36:04 am »
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I just found the exact same type of bell last week in a yard, right down to the little scroll work done on the bottom half of the bell! Think its maybe a jingle bell or something?

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« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2011, 07:53:14 am »
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Hello.  First off let me say thanks for your comment.  I hadn't even noticed the scrollwork or anything like that until I noticed your post.  Although somewhat faint there is a design there and while I was looking at it I realized that it did in fact have a sizing number on it and it appears to be a number 8. 

On to your question though...These types of bells are known by many names but seem to be more commonly referred to by the hunters as "Crotal" bells.  I was told by another person that they believe the example I have posted to date  to around 150 years old.  Who knows though.

Also here is a link I had passed along to me that you may find interesting.  It contains information about bells such as history, sizing, metal content and more. 

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« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2011, 05:47:46 pm »
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Wow, that is extremely interesting, alot older than I thought it would be. Thanks for the information!

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I'm not sure exactly how old this one is either as I am by no means an expert on Crotals but was told that it was believed by others to be around 150 years old.

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« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2011, 06:57:09 pm »
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That is a Crotal Bell Spelling wrong I'm sure for Goats, Sheep and the like.

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« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2011, 07:56:06 pm »
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stringfrenzy, Good and interesting link on crotals. Pretty good finds for the day.

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stringfrenzy, Good and interesting link on crotals. Pretty good finds for the day.


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Thanks for the added info homefire.

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« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2011, 10:05:12 pm »
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Very interesting! the area I dug it up from dates back to the french/indian war!

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