We can therefore better control our acquisition costs, keep commission costs low (if applicable), and finally, we don't have the overhead that the higher end houses and galleries pass on to their clients. Vintage brass bell and clapper. The bell has a nice patina to it. The clapper for the bell is in place.
The clapper appears to have been hand wrought from the hammer marks on it. No maker's mark on the bell that we can observe. We would guess the bell dates to the mid 1800s to early 1900s. The hanger seems to have been reattached to the bell at some point in the past. The bell body appears to be made of brass. No cracks in the bell body. The bell has a nice true ring to it.The clapper is in place and operates. Clapper is most made of cast iron. The bell is 9-1/16 across at the base.
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