Posted 13 years ago
ThriftyGypsy
(103 items)
Good evening to everyone on Collector's Weekly !
Just got home from a few days down at Myrtle Beach with my wife and daughter for some r&r, and in between malls and outlets I talked them into stopping at a few thrift stores and antique stores. I didn't find any major items, but I did pick up some small items that were kind of cool. I will post some of them during the rest of the week. One of my items was this small bell, which I believe is brass. It is very nicely made and has the clapper with it. It is approximately 2" tall and 1"wide. It looks like it was a solid piece that was bent over to form the bell and there is a rivet on each side to hold it together. On the front there is a etched picture of a cow or goat with a bell around it's neck. The writing is in a language that does not appear to be english. It says: DEVOUASSCUD CHAMONIX 8/0 . I am hoping that someone on here knows what this, and what language it is, maybe the age . Sorry for taking up so much time writing this, but it has been a few says since I was on here and I needed a fix !!! Thanks for stopping bye . Thrifty Gypsy
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Welcome back from your trip !
Thanks Manikin, it always seems like time flys when you are on vacation, but is in slow motion when you are working ! Good to hear from you ! Talk to you later, Thrifty Gypsy.
Oh yeah, Manikin, thanks for the love !
Thanks scandinavian_pieces for the information, and thanks for the "love". I think that answers my questions. That definitely looks like what I have. Talk to you later ! Thrifty Gypsy
That video is awesome scadinavian_pieces, even though I did not speak the language it was amazing watching them make the different size bells. Thanks for finding it for me ! Talk to you later, Thrifty Gypsy
Thanks for the "love" vanskyock24, scandinavian_pieces posted a cool video of these bells being made. Thanks for stopping by ! Thrifty Gypsy
May by this will help.
Many cows have muted bells round their necks. These serve to help a calf keep with its mother, assuming the calf has a good sense of pitch. They also help the pâtres and dogs to find the animals when low clouds reduce visibility. The bells are also a source of intense pride, and are intended to indicate the wealth of the éleveur, since they are quite expensive. Perhaps the most famous fabrique is that of the Devouassoud family of Chamonix, who since 1829 have been making them with a process involving 51 steps. They are of riveted stainless steel, with a coating of brass and copper before being heated to 1080 degrees C to form an alloy. The wedge-shaped and more mellifluous sonnettes may be up to 20 cm along the wider side, with many local names for them being used including clarines, s'nailles, sommailles, potets, and carons in the Alpes and the Pyrénées. Les cloches are round and bell-shaped, with a diameter up to 21.5 cm, and are locally called campannes or campaines: they tend to be found more in the Massif Central.
Thrifty, you do know that the only reason cows have bells is because their Horns don't work !!!!!....................Just a little levity.........LOL
Once again you have helped me out packrat-place, and I am greatly appreciative ! That really explains why it did not look totally brass and had some light rust on it. I also find the use of the bells, and their meanings interesting. Thanks again for helping me out with your research.... you are the man !!! Thrifty Gypsy
Thanks Pop _abides, that was a good one ! I hadn't thought about it like that. I am always looking for some good humour ! Hope you have a Happy New Year, and that goes for everyone on Collectors Weekly !