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Description: | A cast copper-alloy clapper/ hand bell of a Post-Medieval date (1680-1715). It is complete with the exception of the iron clapper. The bell has an everted rim, concave sides and a flattened top measuring 32.2mm in diameter. The squarish suspension loop measures 15.4mm in width, with an aperture 7.4mm in diameter. The bell measures 68.5 mm in height, 72.4 width at widest point (rim) and weighs 122.1g.On the underside of the rim is the Founders mark which bears a dabchick perched on a ring or letter O flanked by W C. This is a trademarks known to be used by the bell founder William Cor, (1663-1719) dating the bell between 1680-1719.
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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