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Description: | A cast copper-alloy crotal (rumbler) bell of Post-Medieval date. The bell is complete, with the pea surviving inside. The suspension loop has an outer rectangular shape with rounded corners. Externally the loop measures 8.64mm high, 10.94mm wide and 4.94mm thick. Internally the suspension loop has a cylindrical hole that has a diameter of 4.51mm. A plain ridge 3.75mm wide spans the mid point of the bell. The bell has a diameter of 28.76mm. The upper half of the bell is undecorated and has two sound holes, each with a diameter of 5.19mm. In addition to the two well formed sound holes, a third irregularly shaped hole is also present on the upper half of the bell. This third hole is not quite central between the two sound hole, is roughly oval shaped with the rough dimensions 2.66mm x 1.74mm. The location and irregular shape of the third hole suggest that it was not part of the original design of the bell, probably representing damage sustained during use or after being lost or discarded unless it occurred as a fault during casting. The lower half of the bell has faint moulded 'sunburst' decoration and two sound holes each with a diameter of 5.42mm, these are joined by a slit 1.89mm wide externally but almost touching internally. A founder's mark in the form of a 'T' or hammer is present to the side of the slit. The bell weighs 30.46g. An example can be seen in Bailey, G. 2000 (p.67) and Cuddleford, M. 1994 (p.5). This bell is likely to be 17th to 18th century in date.
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