Bell stamped 1924 with initials Z.K.

This was at an estate sale yesterday for $8. I thought it was kind of cool, do you think homemade? It has in interesting pattern on the sides. I don't have it right here as I'm typing, but estimating around 7" tall.

The ringer part does attach, it came off so just took a photo with it off.

What can you tell me. Just a one-of-a-kind? Do people collect this kind of thing?

 

Could be a cow bell. Show view of top part, if it takes a wide strap may be cow bell.

 

Thank you, Spring. I realized when I loaded the photos I forgot that angle. Will get another picture in tomorrow to show the top part from the side.

Thanks for taking a look!

 

Here are the additional photos. Looking at it again it almost has sort of a southwestern (?) look maybe?? I thought the pattern which goes around the entire bell was just random but now see it seems to be possibly houses and the sun. At first I thought that round thing was just a blob of metal by accident, but it appears 3 times over the arrow-like marks and now is sort of looking like a sun to me. The scene repeats around the bell, each section slightly different.

What do you think the pattern represents (if anything)?









Here is the top. I think too small for a cow bell:



My hand for scale to show the top:

 

Thinking just a folk art piece, maybe? Maybe some metal worker made with left over metal from something...

 

It could possibly be a goat bell. The arrow pattern being the herd owners mark.

 

Agree, goat bell

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Those arrows are giving me prison vibes

 

Zentral Komitee of ze German Kommunist Party. to show how poor they were they didn't wash as long as possible till they were stinking. the winner had the rank of Imperial Billygoat till the next washing day.