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Pellet bell, Hallowe'en toy. Elliptical iron vessel, with a wooden handle painted red. The body is painted orange with festive images in black and white of a pumpkin, black cat, bat and witch with broomstick. There is a narrow rectangular opening on the face of the bell opposite the handle. 'Kirchhof Life of the Party Products / Kirchhof, Newark N.J. Made in the USA' painted at the rim.
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circa 1982 - Maker:
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Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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USA - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:112.13 Vessel rattles
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- Materials:paint, wood, iron
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:112.13 Vessel rattles
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 119 x 81 mm