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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Steersman, post: 42917, member: 239&quot;]While I don&#039;t dispute that it is likely a modern bell, there is a similar antique type, depending on the size.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In some places, a bell was used and sometimes required by law to be carried on the shafts of horse-drawn buggies and such.&nbsp; I&#039;ve heard these bells called &#039;team bells,&#039; but don&#039;t have a reference. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have several of these and am certain they are genuinely old.&nbsp; They turn up at farm auctions around here, usually with the horse gear, and have genuine wear and patination.&nbsp; Some of mine have similar and fairly substantial top lugs.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>(I have also learned not to evaluate something I don&#039;t have in my hand.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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