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Bell~Brass Handheld bell with wooden handle Teacher's bell
Bell~Brass Handheld bell with wooden handle Teacher's bell
Bell~Brass Handheld bell with wooden handle Teacher's bell
Bell~Brass Handheld bell with wooden handle Teacher's bell
Bell~Brass Handheld bell with wooden handle Teacher's bell
Bell~Brass Handheld bell with wooden handle Teacher's bell
Bell~Brass Handheld bell with wooden handle Teacher's bell
Bell~Brass Handheld bell with wooden handle Teacher's bell
Bell~Brass Handheld bell with wooden handle Teacher's bell
Bell~Brass Handheld bell with wooden handle Teacher's bell
Bell~Brass Handheld bell with wooden handle Teacher's bell

Bell~Brass Handheld bell with wooden handle Teacher's bell

$ 5.8

Availability: 46 in stock
  • Modification Description: For use of teachers, or even a choir bell.
  • California Prop 65 Warning: N/A
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: China
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Condition: Could use a shine, but really is in great shape. Has a cast iron ball clapper inside that is connected to wooden handle. Has a black wooden handle with a brass knob on tip. See all attached pictures for extended details of bell. Selling As Is. Believe this bell was manufactured 1960? From China?
  • Modified Item: Yes
  • Year: 1900's
  • Signed: No
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Theme: Teachers

    Description

    HANDHELD SCHOOL BELL:
    A TEACHER’S HANDHELD BELL THAT IS OLD. BELL IS 9" TALL AND 3.75" IN DIAMETER. IT HAS A WOODEN HANDLE, A BRASS BODY, AND AN IRON CLAPPER WITH A DENSE BALL THAT STRIKES THE BODY TO MAKE THE BELL RING. BRASS, AN ALLOY OF COPPER AND ZINC, IS COMMONLY USED FOR MAKING BELLS OF THIS RATHER SMALL SIZE. THE CURVED BODY OF THE BELL CONSISTS OF THE CROWN, SHOULDER, WAIST, AND, AT THE BOTTOM, THE LIP AND MOUTH.
    A TEACHER TYPICALLY RANG A HANDHELD BELL TO SIGNAL STUDENTS TO COME INSIDE OR TO BEGIN AND END CLASS; IT MAY BE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES SUCH AS GETTING STUDENTS’ ATTENTION FOR SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
    A SHORT HISTORY:
    ​THE FIRST BELLS ARE BELIEVED TO BE FROM THE 3RD CENTURY BC AND WERE MADE OF POTTERY. THESE WERE FOUND TO BE FROM THE NEOLITHIC PERIOD IN CHINA (BEFORE THE USE OF METAL).
    AROUND THE 2ND CENTURY, METAL BELLS WERE INVENTED USING THE SAME METALLURGY INVENTED FOR USE AS FINGER CYMBALS. THE PROCESS OF MAKING A METAL BELL IS CALLED FOUNDING.
    BELLS WERE OFTEN USED AS A WAY TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE PUBLIC AND TO CALL PEOPLE TO RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES. IN THE WEST, BELLS WERE HUNG IN CHURCH BELL TOWERS AND IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE. MANY CHURCHES SHARED THE SPACE FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL SO THE BELL BECAME A WAY TO ALERT STUDENTS TO THE START AND END OF THE SCHOOL DAY.
    AROUND 1700, TWO BROTHERS NAMED WILLIAM AND ROBERT COR IN ENGLAND INVENTED THE HANDHELD BELL.  THESE BELLS WERE ALSO MADE AS AN INSTRUMENT USED IN BELL CHOIRS.