Cow bell

1775-1850

Measurements

4-1/4 in x 3-5/8 in x 2-5/8 in

Materials

Iron

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.1496

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner

Comments

The trapezoidal bell is made of a sheet of iron folded at the top to form the front and back sides.  The ends are curved and joined with a rivet near the bottom.  The U-shaped iron hanging strap at the top is a bar bent to shape, inserted, and riveted from the underside.  A metal clapper is suspended within.

This cow bell is similar to accession no. 2018.186.1.