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Lot 129

Two elm and iron mounted ecclesiastical bell headstocks

18th century or earlier
44cm high by 112cm wide

Estimate: £300 - £500
Bidding ended. Lot is unsold.

Used over many centuries in Christian churches around the world, the bell is suspended from a headstock which can swing on bearings. A rope is tied to a wheel or lever on the headstock, and hangs down to the bell ringer. To ring the bell, the ringer pulls on the rope, swinging the bell. The motion causes the clapper to strike the inside of the bell rim as it swings, thereby sounding the bell. Some bells have full-circle wheels, which is used to swing the bell through a larger arc, such as in the United Kingdom where full-circle ringing is practised.

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Garden Furniture

Ecclesiastic

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