Went out metal detecting today for a few hours, didn't find much worth talking about except for this huge crotal bell. It's about the size of a tennis ball. I placed a regular size crotal next to it for comparison. It is cracked, but the dingler is still inside and still rings.
I didn't find it the cornfield, but in a small grassy area next to the field...If anyone has idea of how old it may be, please let me know.
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Very cool find! Too bad it's cracked, but at least it's complete. As for age, my best guess is mid to late 1800s, possibly even up to about 1920. It's a very common design. I would suggest looking for a makers mark, logo, etc that could narrow it down significantly.
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I have several small crotal's but the large one is eluding me.....congrats on yours.
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Digger... Do you know where the makers mark , if any, would be located? Thanks..Originally Posted by Digger_O'Dell
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Congrats on the large crotal bell , unfortunately when they get to be bigger than normal they develop stress cracks and break . nice find !
on the bottom on either side of the open slit are where the initials or size number are located Scott .
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Thanks!Congrats on the large crotal bell , unfortunately when they get to be bigger than normal they develop stress cracks and break . nice find !
on the bottom on either side of the open slit are where the initials or size number are located Scott .
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Whoa!So that's what they look like whole huh?
I've found parts and pieces of big crotal bells, but never a whole one.
Too bad it's cracked but at least it's still one one piece and still has the dinger ball!
Nice find!
Congrats!
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Nice big crotal Scott and congrats! I've found a number of crotals over the past few years, but a big one still eludes me. Maker's mark on the bottom may indicate age, but mid 1800s to early 20th century would be a good first guess.
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Hey, that's awesome! Congrats!
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Me too....a large crotal is near the top of my wish list! Congrats!!
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