An Exceedingly Rare Early 19th Century
Town Crier's Precussion Alarm Bell
Blacksmith Hand Wrought Iron
No Internal Strikers as they are Intended
to be Struck with a Stick
Would have been Rung by a Town Crier
with Different Combinations Used
for Certain Events and Warnings
Stands 10 1/2 inches tall
Long Bell’s Opening is 3 3/4 x 2 1/8 inches
Shore Bell is 5 inches Long
Opening is 2 3/4 x 1 11/16 inches
Weight is 14 ounces
Estate Fresh on Boston’s North Shore
