University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
51/731
Collection
Lavinia Smith Collection
Description
This is a small metal rumbler bell, for a goat, with a line pattern on the outside and one loop at the top for attachment. Bells were used by shepherds to help them locate their animals.
Physical description
1 bell; metal; condition fair
Archival history
No Lavinia Smith No. recorded.
Object name
Bell, goat
Material
Metal
Associated subject
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT : herding
Goat
Associated person/institution
Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_665.tif - High resolution image