Antique NEW DEPARTURE BICYCLE BELL/Cast Brass/Embossed US FLAG/TOC/1900/RARENR For Sale

Greetings!

Here is a 100% original LATE 1890\'S/1900\'S New Departure Bicycle Bell/Ringer in Cast Brass, nickel-plated(nickel is thin almost has vanished), bottom is still showing nice nickel as is thumb lever! No enamel present on dome, if there was any on this model. Very clean. This is a smaller US Flag model, the dome measuring 2 3/16\" in diameter.

The most unique and desirable aspect to this period-model is the fact that is has the great logo-stampings on the ringer, and the rarest one is on the bottom bracket, the hotel-desk logo.... ALSO, is stamped inside on the clangers NEW DEPARTURE -- INCOMPARABLE! Signed 3-times!

Rings very nicely!

>>>>>>these marked models aren\'t showing up for sale too often.

==NOTE: the last photo shows the other bells up for sale, and for scale reference. Only the ONE bell aforementioned and described is included in this listing!

++Could adorn everything from an Iver Johnson, Columbia, Waverly, Smalley, Ariel, Rambler, Elgin, etc.,

==NOTE==TEXT/3173312548WITH QUESTIONS if a prompt answer is desired.

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