near a river in a pre Rev war town. Used the ID Edge with 10" coil. Bell was about 9" deep. Detector said "deep non-ferrous" so I had to check it out. Also found 2 wheats, some bullets and a giant horseshoe that looked like it fell off a Clydesdale. Found these bells before but none were this big. Used the 10" coil for the first time, a little heavy but manageable. Was good to finally get out, the bell made my day.
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Found this large sleigh bell today
- Thread starter jabbo
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Big Boys Hobbies
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Very cool Bell Jabbo! cleaned up nice!
Went back today to where I found the bell. Found a 1916 Barber dime maybe 6" deep, a 1937 Merc maybe 6" deep and a Memorial penny. Used my small shovel, don't really know how deep they were. But I was quite sure they were silver by the tone and by lifting the coil to get a size of the target. Area is wooded with a lot of nasty thorn bushes, but will go back.
rick (nova scotia)
New member
Number 7 "crotal bell." Awesome find if you ask me. I have 2 smaller ones, and would love to find one like that.
They are quite old, here is a good site about them. will help you date it
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/crotal-bells.html
They are quite old, here is a good site about them. will help you date it
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/crotal-bells.html
Rick, thanks for the site, lots of info there. I always wondered how they got the ball inside, now I know. My bell has no initials anywhere, just VIII at the top and the sunflower design on the bottom. Don't know if it came from Europe or was made in U.S., but info on the website seems to say made in 1700's or 1800's. Thanks again, Dave
keep track of live stock such as cows or sheep. They were tied around the animals neck and when the animal walked the bell would rattle so the farmer or rancher etc. could know where the animals were ok. A nice Crotal Bell in good shape sell for $ 10.00 - $ 75.00 ok. I hope this helps. PEACE:RONB