Got this last Wednesday with Lee and Tim at the site in the woods. Just got around to really cleaning it up. Crying shame it's damaged.....:crying01:
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Got this last Wednesday with Lee and Tim at the site in the woods. Just got around to really cleaning it up. Crying shame it's damaged.....:crying01:
That is a beautiful bell and old too! I'm not 100% sure but Roland Frodigh at Hallowed Ground Restorations could probably restore that for you.
Still a very cool find Al :thumbsup01:
That's a very nice looking bell, damaged or not. At least it's complete!
Congrats on the petal bell Al , its a shame its cracked up so
nice find al mate,still cant stop thinking about that powder mill site....omg can you imagine whats buried in the ground at that place ?
Donnie, thanks for the reply and info. Don't know if the cost of restoration vs value would be in my favor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Donnie B
Jeff, Always wanted to find one of the big ones, maybe the next one will be in better shape.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lodge Scent
Thanks D.O.D., I can sort of display it with most of the good looking side showing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Digger_O'Dell
Dan, thanks for the congrats and you are right....its a SHAME.Quote:
Originally Posted by del
Yes Lee I can imagine whats in the ground but I will not be going back...:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by lee
Powder mill? Did I miss something here?Quote:
Originally Posted by lee
That's a good looking bell, even with the crack. Very rare! :thumbsup02:
Very nice large crotal Al! She quite a large one as well. Perhaps some gentle bending can get that one side back into place. I've found boiling my bent metal items in water, then holding them in a dish towel while using gentle applied force can get some of those bent parts back into reasonable place.
John
d.o.d aloldstuff found the bell at an exploded powder mill which went BOOM !! in 1740 killing the son and his father,remains where never found.Quote:
Originally Posted by Digger_O'Dell
Nice big bell, Al. My big one is cracked too, but still has the clacker inside. Too bad no maker initials.
So Al is worried the site is haunted?Quote:
Originally Posted by lee
No...Al is worried that he won't be able to get back to the top of the valley that this site is in....I love ghostsQuote:
Originally Posted by MangoAve
Beautiful crotal, a shame that it's damage but still a nice find.
I got one of those big ones too. :grin: