This antique Fire Alarm Bell was full of rust when I acquired it. I removed the rust through the Electrolysis process and then wire brushed it a bring out some shine. I attached to to an old piece of oak and added a copper chain and handle. The handle came from a piece of vine that had grown through the fence in my back yard. I cut a piece of the vine off...let it dry and then turned it on a small wood lathe. The bell clangs quite well!
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