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Cowbell
Cow bell of iron plated with brass. Sheet metal, riveted down sides, the mouth of oval cross section. The handle is a strip of metal across the top, continuing inside the bell to form a loop for the attachment of the clapper, a hooked rod with a cylindrical end.
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19th century - Maker:
- Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Switzerland - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:111.242.122 (Individual) clapper bells
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- Materials:iron
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:111.242.122 (Individual) clapper bells
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 160 x 145 x 95 mm