The bell tolls.. by maggiemae

The bell tolls..

This dear little bell was found in the garage and was in severe disrepair! I looked on the net and salt, vinegar and flour later, the colour became golden. But there is an image I saw on the side. A man, legs apart, apparently swinging a 'something (lasso?)' and the other arm down near his crotch. What's going on!
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This is mainly an adult show!
Very funny image! Haha!
May 30th, 2020  
Well I see the man too. Mostly just his long torso and short legs.
May 30th, 2020  
What a surprise when you cleaned it.
May 30th, 2020  
Such a treasure to find!
May 30th, 2020  
Maybe some kind of Greek athlete? Interesting find!
May 30th, 2020  
best not to let the imagination work too hard on this. What a lovely little bell and it has cleaned up really well making a great image.
May 30th, 2020  
What a great find, let your imagination run wild :-)
May 30th, 2020  
A bell with a story to tell by the sound of it.
May 30th, 2020  
Bep
The decoration on the bell - maybe Greek characters?
May 30th, 2020  
Great focus, details
May 30th, 2020  
Oh dear X rated stuff maggie...cover your eyes! 😳. It’s cleaned up beautifully using your homemade cleaner...hope you can do research & find out more about it!
May 30th, 2020  
I'm thinking along the lines of Julie's thinking. He looks like an ancient Olympian and the pattern along the edge of the bell is the decorative edging of Greek art that represented eternity. But what that has to do with a little brass bell is beyond me! Nice shot.
May 30th, 2020  
@louannwarren His left leg is full size but didn't come up well in the photo!
May 30th, 2020  
@happypat I tried to google but couldn't find anything with a man's figure on. Maybe just a cowboy doing what comes naturally!
May 30th, 2020  
How peculiar! I hope you find out more about it! It makes for a terrific photo for the day! Looks great all cleaned up too
May 31st, 2020  
I would ring the bell vigorously and see if any part of him vibrates. Could be fun!
May 31st, 2020  
@stray_shooter He might go like the clappers?
May 31st, 2020  
@grammyn Now all I have to do is a very tarnished silver jug - screw up silver foil into water, bring to boil and add 1 TB baking soda! That's going to be interesting - might leave it till tomorrow!
May 31st, 2020  
Mmmm, don't think I'll go there MM, adult show or not. Well done with restoring the bell though.
May 31st, 2020  
@golftragic I'm not even going to elaborate on these comments!
May 31st, 2020  
Looks like a Greek athlete throwing a discus to me.......but @stray_shooter's comment made me laugh out loud!
May 31st, 2020  
@casablanca Now I never thought of a discus! The Greek athlete becomes more approachable!
May 31st, 2020  
Interesting find and even more interesting after cleaning. Great shot.
May 31st, 2020  
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