Two Kitchener residents were smiling Friday as they learned that items stolen from their properties turned up in the same place, at the same time.

All week, CTV News has been chronicling the story of the cast-iron bell stolen from 84-year-old Doug Poll – the same bell that was used to call him to dinner as a young boy, and that had spent more than 100 years in his family.

Ray Mitchell, owner of Guelph’s Dis-A-Ray Antiques, noticed that the same bell had been dropped off at his store on Tuesday.

That story was featured Thursday on CTV News at 11:30, along with a separate story about a sculpture of a pianist taken from its piano accompaniment earlier in the week, while its owner was away at a funeral.

Marshall saw that piece, too – and recognized it as something that came in as part of the same haul as the bell.

Friday, he set out to return both items to their owners.

“I knew that it would be a joyous occasion, but it was even more fun than I thought it would be,” he said.

Poll said he felt “100 per cent better” upon having the bell back in his possession, while Donna Mak was equally ecstatic about the return of her sculpture, which she had purchased at a charity auction.

“A piano needs to be played, so here’s the pianist to do it,” she said.

“It is one-of-a-kind. It’s not just an item for me; it’s real artwork.”

Police say they’re still in the early stages of an investigation into both thefts.

“This is certainly an unusual case where we have two items taken from our region in a short period of time and both ending up, presumably, at the same location in another community,” said Waterloo Regional Police spokesperson Olaf Heinzel.

Poll has said he plans to store his bell for the winter and start displaying it again in his yard – albeit with more security measures in place.

Likewise, Mak said the idea of moving her sculpture inside barely even crossed her mind.

“It needs to be enjoyed by the community. I want to continue sharing it,” she said.