Bidspirit auction | Three Vintage Brass Schoolmarm Hand

Three Vintage Brass Schoolmarm Hand Bells with Turned Wooden Handles - Height 1: 7.5 inches Height 2: 7.25 inches Height 3: 6.75 inches. This lot features a trio of vintage handheld bells, traditionally identified as schoolmarm bells. The collection includes three graduated sizes, each constructed from cast brass with turned wooden handles. The largest bell features a dark-stained, baluster-turned wooden handle with a rounded finial. The brass body is characterized by a flared rim and a single incised ring near the shoulder. The interior contains a heavy iron clapper suspended by a wire hook. The medium-sized bell is designed with a dark-finished handle meeting a brass collar at the junction with the bell body. This collar is decorated with three parallel incised horizontal lines. The brass body features a prominent double-stepped base rim and contains an iron ball clapper attached to a short chain. The smallest bell features a light, natural-finished wooden handle detailed with multiple incised decorative rings. Its brass body has a simple flared rim and two incised rings around the shoulder. The interior is fitted with a solid iron ball clapper on a wire loop. None of the bells bear readable maker's marks, signatures, or hallmarks on the metal or wooden components. A white adhesive label on one bell reads Vintage box lot 3 brass school marm bells.