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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Please help us identify our vintage "family" Bell.

« on: May 26, 2011, 12:20:27 pm »

Sorry.. it is no "yoke".. that I have no yoke with bell... LOL... sorry... been waiting to use that.. LOL Yes.. That is what I am hopeing for at least si that the shape could be unique to certain kind of bells,  ect... The easiest way would be to call an appraiser... but alas, my pocketbook has no budget for that... could be $95 +-... Thanks for all your help and interest... Its been quite the learning experience... nuthin wrong with that!!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Please help us identify our vintage "family" Bell.

« on: May 25, 2011, 08:07:43 pm »

so you are saying the "US NAVY" on bells I have seen are actually molded and thats that. Now also I have read about how some bells were "turned" rather than molded. again, which ones?? dunno...LOL Sometimes its a small hallmark, like an "A" with the line in center extending on both sides and thats it. But thats enough to tell the whole history of a bell. Foundry, where foundry located, what the foundry produced and so on. Actually, for two months I have been on blogs and looking and this is the most conversation I have had about the bell... Thanks...  I could be anything... Just trying to find out what... LOL

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Please help us identify our vintage "family" Bell.

« on: May 25, 2011, 07:23:06 pm »

Thanks for your help. marks can be taken off like guns... There is a way to electrofy the bell with iron filings that may raise them.. But I don't know where to look... also this may NOT be a military bell. It also looks like a railroad bell also... Being the gentleman is gone now, there is no way to "verify" the story. so I am jut trying to find out, how to find out what kind of bell it is. For instance, school bells are broader at the mouth and are actually thinner than most other bells, so its not a school bell. I suppose it could be a church bell too. I have seen SO MANY pictures, they all start to look the same... LOL.

also, does hubs know how they marked items? Somtimes they use a punch type and sometimes its and engraved type... so many questions... Certainly have learned alot about bells though..LOL
Thanks for all your help.

Joe Dee

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Antique Questions Forum / Please help us identify our vintage "family" Bell.

« on: May 25, 2011, 04:33:09 pm »

Hello all
This rare antique brass bell has been in our family for years. Through hearsay, and undocumented I am afraid, it has been said to have been bolted to one of the Liberty Ships built in the 1941- 1945 WWII era, but sometimes truth becomes stories and stories become embellishments. So the story goes that many years ago, father in law, a retired naval officer- deceased, acquired this bell and said that it came from a liberty ship. After MUCH searching and seeing so many bells, I am just confused now. Ships bell? Railroad bell?

anyway here are the specs and some pics...

Brass Bell
Mouth of bell is 18" Diameter
Height is 14" to first ridge on top and 16" to very top of bell (not  the bolt).
Thought to be off of a "liberty Ship", 1941-45 WWII era.
Very heavy 75-100 lbs.
There are NO marks or hallmarks. I looked with magnifying glass and nothing.
Are all bells marked? Is there places one should look for marks or hallmarks?

Thanks for all help.

Any questions?
Joe Dee