RARE VINTAGE 1920S-1940S BOJ EIBAR SPAIN BRASS DAMASCENE GEOMETRIC ENGRAVED TORTOISE RECEPTION BELL

RARE VINTAGE 1920S-1940S BRASS DAMASCENE GEOMETRIC MOTIF ENGRAVED TORTOISE DESK RECEPTION HOTEL SHOP COUNTER BELL WORKING

A RARE VINTAGE TORTOISE SHAPED DESK OR RECEPTION BELL. STILL IN WORKING CONDITION AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. IT HAS SOME STORIES TO TELL FOR SURE. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO OF THESE DAMASCENE ENGRAVED BRASS BELLS I HAVE ON AUCTION THIS WEEK.
 
BOJ EIBAR FROM SPAIN BELLS ARE FABULOUS TO COLLECT. EACH WAS DECORATED BY HAND WITH A DAMASCENE PORTRAIT, USUALLY OF A LOCATION. (DAMASCENING IS THE ART OF INLAYING, ENGRAVING OR ENCRUSTING METALS. TYPICALLY BRASS AND SILVER ARE INLAID OR ENGRAVED INTO A DARK OR BLACK OXIDIZED METAL SUBSTRATE.)
 
THIS VINTAGE BRASS TURTLE BELL DEPICTS SOME GEOMETRIC FLORAL MOTIFS.
 
THESE BELLS WERE GENERALLY USED IN HOTELS, SOMETIMES IN SHOPS. THIS TURTLE FUNCTIONS BEAUTIFULLY. WIND HIM UP, THEN PRESS EITHER THE HEAD OR TAIL DOWN AND THE BELL WILL RING.
 
THESE BELLS WERE MANUFACTURED BY BOJ EIBAR FROM THE 1920S INTO THE 1940S. THEY HAVE BECOME VERY COLLECTABLE WITH EACH BEING A UNIQUE ITEM OF ART. THEY ARE APPARENTLY ALSO VERY RARE. I WAS ASTONISHED TO SEE THE PRICES BEING ASKED ONLINE. FROM $100 TO $1000 IS BEING ASKED. DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND HAVE A LOOK FOR YOURSELF!
 
BESIDES BEING COLLECTABLE THIS BELL HAS SO MANY USES! - EXTREMELY USEFUL FOR THE ELDERLY TO GET THE ATTENTION THEY NEED WITHOUT HAVING TO STRAIN IN ANY WAY. BUT WHY STOP THERE ? VERY COMMONLY USED TO TRAIN PETS, OR DURING GAMING SESSIONS TO SIGNAL THE END OR BEGINNING OF A TURN, OR FOR TEACHERS TO GET THEIR STUDENTS ATTENTION, OR SIGNAL THE BEGINNING OR END OF QUIZZES, BREAK TIME. SIMILARLY USED AT BUSINESSES WORLD OVER SUCH AS HOTELS, OFFICES, STORES, HOSPITALS, WAREHOUSES OR OTHER SERVICE WORK ENVIRONMENTS
 
CONDITION: GOOD CONDITION. HAS SOME PATINA BUT STILL WORKING AND MAKING A NICE SOUND.
 
SIZE 12CM LONG 6CM WIDE 4CM HIGH

MARKINGS: BOJ EIBAR ESPANA PAT NO 19536 / 30366

BOJ EIBAR SPAIN:
BOJ FROM THE TOWN EIBAR WAS FOUNDED IN THE PROVINCE OF GIPUZKOA SPAIN IN 1905. THEY MANUFACTURED SIMPLE PIECES OF METAL AT FIRST, BUT SOON EXPANDED THEIR RANGE WITH NEW PRODUCTS AND MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY. IN THE 1920S THEY STARTED TO PRODUCE THESE NOW VERY COLLECTABLE BRASS TORTOISE DESK BELLS WITH DAMASCENE INLAID OR ENGRAVED SCENES ON THE SHELL OF THE TORTOISE. AFTER MORE THAN 100 YEARS THEY ARE NOW A GLOBAL BRAND.
 
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. NOTE I HAVE ANOTHER NICE BRASS TURTLE RECEPTION BELL ALSO ON AUCTION THIS WEEK. COPY THE URL UNDERNEATH AND PASTE INTO GOOGLE AND IT WILL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO ALL MY LISTINGS THIS WEEK. HTTPS://WWW.BIDORBUY.CO.ZA/SELLER/3685641/ERNREX1545