diminutive bell likely cast by English founders Whitechapel or Rudhall; with lettering "Come Away Make No Delay 1775", suspended by modern leather supports to wooden stand, bell approximately 14 x 14 in.; on stand fully 24 x 20 x 16 in.
Provenance: Northeast Auctions, August 31, 2016; Tonnesen Collection, New Hampshire
Note: This bell was unearthed near Acton, Massachusetts around 1820 and then resided with the same family for four generations. We have not independently confirmed this, but it is rumored to have been described in a late 18th century article as "the Minuteman Bell."
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Northeast Auctions, August 31, 2016; Tonnesen Collection, New Hampshire
structurally sound, with typical accretion and surface oxidation, light surface bruising
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