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51/638
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This is a clucket bell with two loops at the top attached to leather straps, pinned to a join strap by leather toggles. Bells were used by shepherds to help them locate their sheep.
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1 clucket bell: metal and leather; good condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
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)
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