Cast Iron Bell and clapper, The mouth of the bell is 13 inches in diameter. It stands about 8 inches tall. The words "John Deere" and an emblem of a tractor is raised. I truelly rescued this piece from the scrapyard.. I have been unable to find any kind of date on the bell. But i havent finished cleaning the inside of the bell yet... From my research, I believe the bell to be from the late 1800's to early 1900's. But I have no way to know that for sure. I am unsure what to do with the piece to make it worth the most, leave it as is, or do more cleaning and touch ups on the paint.
Re: John Deere cast iron farm bell vintage 13 inch diameter 8...
Hi
Don't touch up the paint!
leave it as is, please.
Collectors/decorators want things as original as possible, you will de value it by changing it