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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 4480169, member: 76316&quot;]Y&#039;know, I should have mentioned that external appearance, which you&#039;ve noticed. Not only smooth, having been &#039;sanded&#039; somehow, but almost waxy...polished. And the wear to be expected on twisted natural fiber, where the clapper hangs from only a single strand from a multi-strand twisted rope...if that bell had been used very much, there should be <i>some</i> fraying...a few loose strands of the material showing...near the hole in the clapper; but there is not.</p><p><br /></p><p>You may have also noted the difference in the knots at the ends of the handle; one well-enough done to be trimmed close, the other one not nearly so much, and un-trimmed...it looks to me as if that end has been shortened; who knows how much? Perhaps the bell <i>was </i>originally intended to be hung from some creature&#039;s neck.</p><p><br /></p><p>More pics on the morrow![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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