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Description: | A complete copper alloy and iron bell: The bell is shaped like a traditional bell-shape with a conical shape in profile which flares towards the lower edge. The upper surface is slightly domed and has an integral rectangular suspension loop whose perforation is circular. The exterior surface has file marks over the whole surface and hammer marks visible across the shoulders of the bell on the edges of the dome. The interior has WRCOR in high-relief towards the lower edge. The metal has a shiny mid grey patina with areas of active copper corrosion occurring. The copper corrosion on the exterior is green, but on the interior within the upper section the corrosion is a blue colour suggesting a high copper content. At the apex, on the interior, there is the remains of an iron fitting which would be the clanger. It is ot clear how the clanger was fitted to the bell. The clanger is not separate from the bell casing and is made of iron, and appears to have a hook at the upper terminal and then has a separate fragment of iron wire corroded to it. The lower terminal of the clanger has a square block. The clanger is also corroded. The bell measures 80mm long, 76.15mm in diameter, and weighs 212g.The WRCOR is the makers mark for a bell foundry in Aldbourne, Wiltshire where the Master-Founders included Robert and William Cor who together were active between 1696-1724 (http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/home.php), therefore the bell probably dates to this period.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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