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Destined to become a cherished family heirloom these magnificent Sleigh Bell Door Hangers are reminiscent of the sleigh bells that Grandpa would have used on his sleigh when dashing through the snow on a cold winters day.

These finely hand crafted door bells are individually hand made in our shop in Wisconsin and are patterned after bells commonly used in the 1800's. They are made from the finest English Bridle leather and Solid Cast Brass Bells. Do not confuse these with cheap stamped steel bells with a brass coating. These are REAL SLEIGH BELLS! Available in your choice of bright brass finish or Silver (Chrome) finish.

Perfect for displaying in your home during the holidays, or year round, or to give as gifts.

Following is a small sample of the many configurations of Door Bells and Decorative hanger bells that we can make for you. All our bell sets are custom made to order so that you can order as many or as few bells as you wish and arrange them any way you can think of!





Fancy Door Hanger Sleigh Bells

These bells are specifically made to hang on door knobs. They are patterned after Fancy Draft Horse Hip Bells where they would have hung off of the backstrap to provide a little extra "jingle" to the turnout. The 3 inch diameter Solid Brass, or Stainless Steel, ring will slip right over most door knobs. Each set is carefully hand crafted out of fine domestic English Bridle Leather Solid Cast Brass Bells. All Sets are available in your choice of bright brass finish or Silver (Chrome) finish. The bells are separated by traditional heavy leather keepers which also serve to protect your door from being scratched by the mounting lugs on the back of the bells. Perfect for displaying in your home during the holidays, or year round, or to give as gifts. .

Shown at right our three of our most popular Fancy Door Hangers. They all start at the bottom with a solid cast brass #1 bell which is aproximately 1-1/8 inches in diameter, and the sleigh bells get progressively larger as they go up the tapered body of the hanger.

4 Brass Bell tapered hanger shown at far right, approximately 11" long
5 Brass Bell tapered hanger Shown in center, approximately 13" long
6 Brass Bell Tapered hanger with scalloped side shown on left, approximately 11" long also available with straight sides like the 5 bell hanger


Fancy Brass Graduated Door Bells
Fancy Chrome Graduated Door Bells


We can make these door hangers with as many or few bells, large or small, as you desire. The Fancy Door Hangers are also available with Chrome or Brass bells and Black, Havana, or Chestnut leather. For other sizes or custom orders please contact us directly.

Available with Chrome or Brass bells and Black, Havana, or Chestnut leather.



 




Rustic Sleigh Bell Door Hanger

Another fine design destined to become a cherished family heirloom, these magnificent Rustic Sleigh Bell Door Hangers are specifically made to hang on door knobs. The 3 inch diameter Solid Brass, or Stainless Steel, ring will slip right over most door knobs. Each set is carefully hand crafted out of fine domestic English Bridle Leather Solid Cast Brass Bells. All Sets are available in your choice of bright brass finish or Silver (Chrome) finish. The bells are separated by traditional heavy leather keepers which also serve to protect your door from being scratched by the mounting lugs on the back of the bells. Perfect for displaying in your home during the holidays, or year round, or to give as gifts.



6 Bell Graduated Hangers

These Door Hangers feature graduated bells starting with a #1 bell on the bottom and going up to a #4 or #6 bell on top. Six bell hanger is approximately 20" long




Click on the button below to see options for the Graduated Bell Hanger

Graduated Rustic Sleigh Bell Door Hanger









Straight Bell Hanger

These Door Hangers feature alternating #1 & #2 Bells. This set produces the classic "Jingle Bells" tone that will delight you every time you open the door. Six bell hanger is approximately 18" long.




Click on the button below to see options for the Straight Bell Hanger

Rustic Sleigh Bell Door Hanger

The Rustic Door Hangers are available in Black, Havana, or Chestnut leather.
For other sizes or custom orders please contact us directly.


Green & Gold Sleigh Bell Door Hanger

What other colors would you expect from a Wisconsin Bell Maker?
Perfect for Christmas with a cheary bright green leather and shiny golden bells.
Each Bright Green English Bridle Leather strap sports alternating #1 and #2 Solid Cast Golden Brass Bells and is aproximately 18" long.  



Click on the button below to see options for the Green & Gold Bell Hanger


Green & Gold Rustic Sleigh Bell Door Hanger











Single Strap Sleigh Bell Door Hanger

Here is a simpler set of Door Bells. These bells are specifically made to hang on door knobs. The 3 inch diameter Solid Brass ring will slip right over most door knobs. The single ply 1 inch strap holds six #1 Solid Brass Sleigh Bells and are approximately 14" from the top of the ring to the bottom of the leather..


Single Strap Door Bells


For other sizes or custom orders please contact us directly.




 




King Size Door Bells

Here is one of the most impressive sets of Door Bells that we have made. This set features a full graduated set of bells from our largest #15 Bell, which is a whopping 3 inches in dia. down to our smallest #1 bell all mounted on a 3 inch wide by 48 inch long Black English Bridle Leather Strap. The strap is tapered to accent the graduated bells and is doubled and stitched to protect your door from being scratched by the mounting lugs on the bells.

Cost for 15 King Size Door Bell Hanger with Brass Bells (as shown at right) $179.95
Cost for 15 King Size Door Bell Hanger with Chrome Bells (Not shown) $194.95

King Size Door Bells

Please note that these bells are made to order and it will take us 7 to 10 days to make one up for you. As always we are more than happy to customize this set to whatever length you wish or any combination of bells you want!

Available with Chrome or Brass bells and Black, Havana, or Chestnut leather.

We can make this style of Sleigh Bells in many different sizes and configurations to fit your needs. Contact us about sizes and prices.







Custom Door Bells

Here are several bell sets that were made to customer specifications.

The first strap, pictured on top at right, is tapered to accent the graduated bells. The back strap is decoratively stitched with contrasting thread and the bells are mounted on a woven second strap. This particular set was made on Chestnut leather with brass #1 through #5 Bells.

The next picture, on the lower right, shows a couple sets of monster door hangers, even though they do not look like it in the pictures! For comparison, the top set is one of our standard 6 bell Fancy Door Hangers. The center set was made with #15, #13, #12 and #10 Bells and measures 19 inches long. The lower set was made with three #13 and three #11 Bells on Chestnut leather and measures 30 inches in length!

If you have an idea for a special or unusual bell set we will be happy to work with you to make your dream come true. We can make door hangers with as many or few bells, large or small, as you desire.


Prices on custom work cherfully quoted.


The picture above shows several other combinations
of door hangers that we have made.



 


Woven Door Hanger shown above


Top Set - Standard Fancy Door Bells in Chrome Bells tapered Black Body
Center Set - Brass #10, #12, #13, #15 Bells, fully scalloped body
Lower Set - Three #11, and three #13 Brass Bells on straight Chestnut body






One of a kind Wall Hangers

This one was a fun project!

We worked closely with the customer on this one to design a one of a kind wall hanger for their Southwest style home. They gave us a rough idea and concept drawing and then we worked out the details over the course of several months and many telephone calls and E-mails. Before proceeding I made up 6 concept sketches, using different designs and combinations of materials before we settled on the one you see here.

This beautiful rustic wall hanger is almost 3 feet in length and 10 inches wide. We used Chestnut English Bridle Leather for the body, doubled and hand laced together with hand dyed Kangaroo lace imported from Australia.

The cording, top and bottom, is 100% Mohair Wool Cinch Cord. The ends of the lower cords were hand wrapped with matching cotton cord and then hand frayed at varying lengths to soften the bottom of the piece.

The Solid Brass Sleigh bells Ranged in size from #1's to #4's in the center.

This is an excellent example of the custom work we can do for you. If you have an idea for something unusual or unique give us a call, or E-mail us, and we would be happy to make you a unique one of a kind piece like this.







LIGNITE LEATHER & BELLS
N7047 Oriole Lane - Fredonia, Wisconsin - 53021
262-689-2366

Jim & Katie Dingman
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This site updated November 8, 2011



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