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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: sugarcube5419 on February 04, 2014, 02:06:11 pm

Title: bought a couple bells
Post by: sugarcube5419 on February 04, 2014, 02:06:11 pm
think they call this one a teachers bell, but none I see on ebay have the metal that's in this one.  Anyone want to tell me what the metal is?  It's gold in color. 

But all that glitters...
Title: Re: bought a couple bells
Post by: cogar on February 04, 2014, 03:10:07 pm
It's brass.

http://www.polyvore.com/vintage_brass_school_bell_antique/thing?id=64489515 (http://www.polyvore.com/vintage_brass_school_bell_antique/thing?id=64489515)
Title: Re: bought a couple bells
Post by: sugarcube5419 on February 04, 2014, 03:36:11 pm
yes, thank you but its the rough interior I was wondering about, I don't see it on the others.  Is it worth any more than the plain interior ones?
Title: Re: bought a couple bells
Post by: mart on February 04, 2014, 06:08:04 pm
This looks like cast brass rather than spun brass so could be a little older !! Although the top part looks like the newer bells that are coated !! Hard to tell !!
Title: Re: bought a couple bells
Post by: gerspee on February 05, 2014, 09:07:59 am
The look to me as reproduction and quick casting brass so maybe some third world product made for the west . Not that old i think