Bell, Sleigh

Name/Title

Bell, Sleigh

Description

11 sleigh bells on two pieces of leather; one piece of leather is black has a buckle on one end and has 7 bells; other piece of leather is brown and has 2 bells and is tied to black leather; there is one bell tied to both ttrips so unsure where belongs; the bells have a ridge at their equator and four holes near base; above ridge are decorated with elongated horseshoe shapes joined at open end by two arcing lines; each has a slit on top for sounding and a number based on size of bell. Bells have extension at base sticking thru leather and secured by "8" shaped wire. Ha old collection number 136 and records for it read: "Sleigh bells donor Mrs. C. M. Handley. Sept. 1937.

Collection

Found In Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1981.024

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jun 26, 2000

Create Date

June 26, 2000

Update Date

November 6, 2025