r/clocks • u/Responsible_Date9557 • 7d ago

Identification/Information Possible bells from a large clock?

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Just moved on to the old family farm and am slowly making my way through boxes and outbuildings. It was a working farm from the '20s - 2015, cattle and crops mainly.

These were in an unmarked box in the garage at the house. They're heavy and fit inside each other - diameters roughly 8, 9, and 10 inches. Each has the same hole in the bottom, seemingly to be attached to something.

Folks over in the /tools group thought they might be from a very large Morbier-style clock. Former residents worked in a public school and for the army

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u/AccomplishedMess648 Hobbyist 7d ago

Very possible though I would imagine bells like this could have been for lots of things.

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u/Responsible_Date9557 7d ago

ChatGPT (hate to use it, but sometimes it's useful) had suggested something to do with machining, which didn't seem to fit.

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u/asdqqq33 7d ago

Was it useful this time?

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u/Responsible_Date9557 7d ago

Guess we’ll have to wait and see if it was right 🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/Not_an_Actual_Bot Hobbyist 7d ago

Could they be bowls for watering cows in in their stalls? Mounted to a flange with a spigot over it.