C. Mid 1800s Glocke un Hammer (Bell and Hammer) Game, Complete (n/a betting tokens) folk art skunk all the better for wear

all the better for wear

2 3/4" d x 2 5/8" t

With little loops carved on either end

I believe the owner was in the military

A bit of research (including finding a website dedicated to one person's deeply researched collection of several hundred far-ranging ear trumpets) makes me confident that it is indeed an ear trumpet

C. Mid 1800s Glocke un Hammer (Bell and Hammer) Game, Complete (n/a betting tokens) folk art skunk all the better for wearI scooped this up for the lovely box alone, but having learned some about the game of Bell and Hammer since, I'm pleased to report the contents are complete (excepting game chips counters, which could be pennies or poker chips or I happen to have a box of bone tokens available in the shop here.) Bell and Hammer (also known as Whitehorse, and Glocke und Hammer or Schimmel in German) is a dice throwing game that was quite popular in Europe in the 19th