Lead bell thingy ?

[SpineyDave]

Hi, I had a plesant couple of hours on a new field today, and i came across this lead helmet / bell shaped thingy. it hollow, stands about 2" tall and 2" across the bottom. There's a hole in the top, and two slots, one either side, near the bottom. It's a fair old lump.

Any one seen anything like this before?

Thanks

Dave

[DEADLOCK]

I dont think it would be a bell as lead would not rong out much to dense

[SpineyDave]

Hi deadlock, yep not a bell, but more of a description of its shape 

Dave

[DEADLOCK]

Very interesting thou

[The Doc]

Unusual - don't know what it is though 

[SpineyDave]

Well, looks like i've beat the Doc...
It's a real thing of purpose, just not to sure what purpose.
Ah well, it will go in the lead bucket in the end, nothing like a bit of re-cycling.

Thanks
Dave

[handyman [Alan}]

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Ah well, it will go in the lead bucket in the end, nothing like a bit of re-cycling.

Thanks
Dave

.... not before running it by your FLO to see if its worth recording, anything unusual is always of interest.!

cheers

[ysbytymike]

That watch is in good nick. How deep was it? 

[SpineyDave]

Well I finally ran the bell thingy past Peter our local FLO and he did give an ID for it. I'd never have guessed what it's for in a million years.
Apparently it's a cow's horn straightener. The thing slips over the horn and two leather straps are adjusted to put tension on the horn to pull it the right way !

Well there you go. A cow's horn straightener.  Easily fabricated from lead, to make you cow look good.....


Regards

Dave

[handyman [Alan}]

great result, well done ... its always good to find something unusual.

did he give you a PAS number for it, or was it returned not recorded?

[Val Beechey]

Well done Dave, worth the effort. Now I'll know what it is when I find one.

Val