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Brass Plague Bell

BH_113a

 

£20.00

ex. VAT

 

A "plague bell" is a hand-bell that was historically rung by a bellman to announce the collection of the dead, particularly during outbreaks of plague. These bells were used to warn people of approaching death carts, which pulled the bodies of those who had died from the plague.

Size - 26cm tall

 

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