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1940.5.97

Pellet bell

1940.5.97

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pellet bell
Long description
Pellet bell. The bell is inscribed R W.
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Robert Wells
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source John Busby
PRM source Gordon Busby
Date / Period
Date made: 1800-1825
Date collected
By 1940
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Bronze Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions
Depth: max 120 mm, Width: max 110 mm, Length: max 440 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.5.97
Research and responses

Number 00, mounted on spike of iron for attaching to collar. [HLR]

I presume (as nowhere on the original entry did it say so), that Hélène La Rue has identified the location of Aldbourne in Wiltshire as the location of the bell's makers Robert Wells [AP 20/09/2006]

See biographies for information about Robert Wells [AP 06/03/2007]

Search terms: Music, Animal Gear, Transport and Travel, Musical Instrument, Bell, Rattle

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