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Title: Bell-shaped thingy
Post by: Lustrousstone on October 27, 2013, 07:39:25 PM

It's not a bell, nowhere to hang the clapper, and I doubt its a vase, as the knob is hollow but with a small entrance. The rim is cut and polished; it's not uranium; and it's 6 in tall. Any ideas what it might be please?

Title: Re: Bell-shaped thingy
Post by: bfg on October 27, 2013, 10:51:16 PM

Think it's a bell cloche for the garden but ornamental at that size.

We sell graduated sized ones in sets of 3 at work 'made in the Victorian style'

Mel :-)

Title: Re: Bell-shaped thingy
Post by: Lustrousstone on October 28, 2013, 07:20:42 AM

Perhaps not the garden but indoors or the greenhouse. I'm pretty sure it not new, perhaps mid 20th C

Title: Re: Bell-shaped thingy
Post by: Simba on October 28, 2013, 01:06:51 PM

Definitely a Victorian bell Cloche...they still make them today.... brilliant for starting off some seedlings indoor or outside:

http://www.allotment-garden.org/store/equipment/access-glass-bells-set-of-three

Title: Re: Bell-shaped thingy
Post by: bfg on October 28, 2013, 10:15:40 PM

yep all pretty much of a muchness, these are ours.

http://www.fallenfruits.co.uk/details.php?Plv=&P1=&Clv=1&C1=5&id=358


 Think yours is more stylish Christine  :)