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Lot of two small bronze “thunder pots”, both approx. 3” in height and 2” in diameter with heavy we

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Lot of two small bronze “thunder pots”, both  approx. 3” in height and 2” in diameter with heavy  we
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Lot of two small bronze “thunder pots”, both approx. 3” in height and 2” in diameter with heavy wear and patina. These signaling devices were used in the early and mid-1800s by explorers, trappers, etc. and were loaded with black powder and lit through a touch hole to make a signaling noise; they reportedly also were used by farmers to scare birds away from their fields. Est.: $100-$200.