Object number
60/128
Collection
Description
This is a metal, canister sheep bell. It has two loops, or staples, at the top to which a leather strap is attached. Bells were used by shepherds to help them locate their sheep. It is believed to have come from Bibury in Gloucestershire.
Physical description
1 sheep bell: metal; leather; good condition
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note – ‘60/123–128 // Leaflet from this file now accessioned as a document: D78/18. // History of the Burnham Flock of Hampshire Downs. Printed 1944’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5516.tif - High resolution image
