Did some cellar hole hunting today looking for a 1870s school house and 2 cellar holes that were very close together,after hiking our butts off for an hour i was ready to give up but we finally found the school house and both cellar holes,we spent all of our time at the school house today almost impossible to swing but i mananged to come up with this bell and what looks like the front door hindge.
Last edited by foundation hunter; 06-22-2014 at 07:57 PM.
Very nice finds. Great looking Bell.
I've never hunted in wooded areas like that. Thats got to be tough.
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Cool! That could have been the very bell the old schoolmarm would ring to get the kids back to class. I guess it also could have been tied around Farmer Brown's wandering ox's neck. Either way a great recovery.
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Hunted a schoolhouse, got a bell. Go figure.
Is the clacker (not sure if that's what it is called) still in the bell?
Last edited by kpmoose; 06-22-2014 at 08:44 PM.
no theres no clacker.
Those are nice relics best of luck when you get back there again.
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I was wondering when you were going to "chime" in on this thread.Originally Posted by Bell-Two
Pun intended
Sweet hunt. Go back soon for the rest
Congrats on the very cool bell . I would try to rig up my own "clacker" just to hear the sound that bell made so many years ago . I remember those from Elementary School . Now , they would probably be outlawed as " noise pollution" .
I had the same problem hunting the schoolhouse site near me. Horrible hunting conditions! But finding that bell would make all worth it. Congrats on a great find!
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Very cool bell
Wow. Better things than I found at the old school houses I tried checking here in CT. All I found were a bunch of keys and toys.
Wow, definitely a tough spot to find as well as to hunt. At least you found it & can hit it in the fall /spring.
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Like the bell great find and knowing where it came from. Nice!!!!!
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