What is it?  It's a Cow Bell

A cowbell is a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located when they wander off.  The bell was usually crudely made, but served it’s function well and is still used in this context today. Somewhere along the path of cowbell history, it lost the clapper and was played with sticks. It soon became integral in Latin-American music, and eventually found it’s way, most notably, into Rock & Roll and Funk.  But enough of all this - the cowbell is a really nice primitive and collectible and is highly desired.  The one pictured was found a small farm auction in PA. These are the types of items we sell at Holly Hill Anriiques. If you need one of these send us an email and we will see if we can help. 

  

   

We specialize in Pennsylvania and Virginia farm primitives and farm implements.   We also offer Primitive tools and instruments, Primitive furniture, glassware and collectibles, and thousands of items on our online store.  We have a large selection of vintage hunting and fishing items as well as a large selection of vintage sporting equipment.  We have the largest selection on kitchen collectibles in the area with most of these in our online store as well.  We sell anything that came from the farm at our farm.  Each week we travel to the "auctions" to find those hard to find items and old farm specialties.   It's fun to decorate with Primitives and we are your source.   We can help.  

If we can help in any way - please contact me at order@hollyhill.biz or pick up the phone and call 804-695-1146.