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51/780
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This is a wedge-shaped metal clucket bell with two loops (staples) at the top to which leather straps are attached, and these are joined by a connecting strap (yoke), fixed by means of wooden toggles (lockyers). Bells were used by shepherds to help them locate their sheep.
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1 sheep bell: metal; 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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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_707.tif - High resolution image
