Antique Brass Bell Huge Hand School Wood Handle Iron Clapper 1800s New Hampshire

  
From the estate of an antique dealer who collected these hand school bells - mostly from New Hampshire schoolhouses. Magnificent Antique Large 10 1/2 Brass Hand School BELL Black Walnut Handle with brass handle tip, brass ferrule and cast iron ball clapper. BIG Bell is 10 1/2" tall and 6 " in diameter. Handle is about 4 1/4" long, and it is about 1 1/4" diameter. Great all original patina - NOT polished or refinished. Handle is finished by long years of use. This is a LARGE LOUD BELL - beautiful rich tone and great volume - perfect for more remote schools or bigger districts. One of the biggest ones that can be readily rung by hand. Marked "9" on the handle.

Turned black walnut handle with decorative bands, solid and not bent, cracked or chipped. Great original patina on both the brass and oak handle - not polished. Big cast iron clapper 1 1/4 diameter. From the estate of an antique dealer who had a collection of New England School Bells - most from New Hampshire.

BIG and ORIGINAL - not polished or refinished. Beautiful LOUD BOLD tone and great patina on bell, as well as years of use patina on wooden handle. Shows many years of use in a school. Very faint marks as of very old ink on the bell. Brass tipped handle with brass ferrule.. Marked "9" on top of handle. Faint circular marks from the finishing process. The item "Antique Brass Bell Huge Hand School Wood Handle Iron Clapper 1800s New Hampshire" is in sale since Friday, October 16, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Bells\Metal". The seller is "merrivaleflyer" and is located in Marblehead, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.

• Modified Item: No
• Made of: Brass Cast Iron Walnut
• Era: 1800's
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Locale: New Hampshire New England
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• Handmade: Yes
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