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This is a small metal sheep bell with side seams and a clapper. There is a loop at the top for attachment, but no straps. Sheep bells were used by shepherds to locate their sheep.

1 sheep bell [clucket]: metal; good condition

Listed as a clucket bell on Adlib but not in accession file., Lavinia Smith Catalogue (D60/28) - 'A list of the contents of the East Hendred museum. July 5 1940 // Shepherd's Andrews's "ship tackle" // 4-12. Nine clucket bells with their harness' (Smith's description could be in reference to any of the clucket bell's in the collection - even those which no longer have leather straps)

Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)
Andrews