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Ship's bell with lanyard

Bellropes

The bell has been used for centuries as a signal and warning. A ships bell is used to annouce watches as well as calls to arms. Churches, schools, house and shop doors also use a bell as a signal. Regardless of the application, the bell invariably requires some mechanism to facilitate its operation. For this, simple pulls, lanyards or bellropes are attached to the clapper. Crafting bellropes was mastered by sailors during the height of sea trade in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries when time and material was in good supply. Little of the sailors folk art has survived but the art is still alive at Marlinespike.com. Whether you have a traditional wooden boat, a modern fiberglass hull, or simply a bell hanging by your front door for guests to announce their arrival, proper bellropes are the perfect accouterment.

Bell ropes are constructed around a core of rope which forms the basic shape and the eye. As you browse the bellropes in the gallery below, you will see a variety of shapes and sizes and an assortment of knot coverings. Different bellropes also have differences in appearance produced by the finish applied. Typically, bellropes increase in cost as they increase in size and as more intricate knotwork is added.

Bell Rope Gallery

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Bell Rope
Item BR #1
$175
Bell Rope
Item BR #2
$150
Bell Rope
Item BR #3
$125
Bell Rope
Item BR #4
$75
Bellropes
Item BR #5
$50
Bellropes
Item BR #6
$50
Bellropes
Item BR #7
$45
Bellropes
Item BR #8
$45


Brass Shackles		      Brass Shackles - These small shackles work very well for attaching bellropes to bell clappers that have eyes. Click on the thumbnail image at left to see dimensions.

Larger Brass Shackle .........Price $5

Smaller Brass Shackle ..........Price $4



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