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bell, cow

Catalog Number
1940.41.1
Materials
metal
Description
Metal cow bell, black with some rust. This bell was reportedly salvaged following the Holland Fire by a member of the Bender family whose house was on west 8th Street. The family loaded their household goods on a scow in Black Lake. Following the fire, however, they found their house still standing.
History
Cow bell saved from the Holland fire of 1871.
Gift of
Bender, Mae