Crotal Bell?

GLASSHOPPER1955 said:

IDK is this a true Crotal Bell? Found in crawlspace of old house years ago:

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Diabolik said:

What were these actually used for? The ones I found were not deep at all. Trapper’s bell looks to have a nice brass mount on the back of it, both of mine have a clump of what looks like rusty metal where a mount used to be.

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JR@TriStateAdv said:

Just found my first well 3 lol but I have the same type. I'm trying to get info on. No loop?

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JR@TriStateAdv said:

Just found my first well 3 lol but I have the same type. I'm trying to get info on. No loop?

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Pumptech said:

They had the pin mounted type with the tabs that were mounted in slits and brass cotter type pins, and also the ones like yours that were riveted to the leather straps.

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Pumptech said:

They had the pin mounted type with the tabs that were mounted in slits and brass cotter type pins, and also the ones like yours that were riveted to the leather straps.

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waltr said:

Ones I have found had used steel (rusty) pin to attach to the harness.

Those are some small bells. My smallest is twice the size as those.

Hard to tell from picture exactly how these attached.
They also seem to be newer bells- so guessing early 1900's.

Still great and fun find.

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