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bell

Datemid 19th-early 20th Century
Inventory Number1998-1-0556
ClassificationBell
Subject
    Maker American ?
    Cultural Region
      Dimensions4.1 × 4.2 × 4.2 cm (1 5/8 × 1 5/8 × 1 5/8 in.)
      Material
        DescriptionA straight-sided brass-colored metal bell with a flared bottom edge. Bell is topped by a rounded tab with a hole in it. The exterior of the bell has bands of texturing, and a crack along one side. Inside, the bell has a round clapper suspended on a wire or loop.
        Signedunsigned
        Curatorial RemarksOne of three similar bells: 1998-1-0554, 1998-1-0555 and 1998-1-0556. This one, unlike the others, has no handle.
        FunctionAcoustic apparatus; bell
        bell
        bell
        American
        Date: mid 19th-early 20th Century
        Object number: 1998-1-0555
        bell
        bell
        American
        Date: mid 19th-early 20th Century
        Object number: 1998-1-0554
        hand bell
        hand bell
        American
        Date: late 19th-mid 20th Century
        Object number: 1998-1-0284
        Edison magneto bell
        Edison magneto bell
        Thomas Alva Edison
        Date: circa 1878
        Accessories: telephone receiver (8040a)
        Object number: 8040b
        Bell #10 deskset ringer box
        Bell #10 deskset ringer box
        Western Electric Company
        Date: circa 1897
        Object number: 8090b
        Blake's transmitter
        Blake's transmitter
        Francis Blake
        Date: 1881
        Object number: 8031
        Green wooden storage box containing vacuum tube sockets
        Green wooden storage box containing vacuum tube sockets
        Date: 1910-1930
        Object number: RS0195
        electric bells or chimes
        electric bells or chimes
        English
        Date: circa 1830
        Object number: DW0028
        Bell speaking telephone receiver/ transmitter
        Bell speaking telephone receiver/ transmitter
        Jefferson Physical Laboratory, Harvard University
        Date: circa 1877
        Object number: 8007
        Bell speaking telephone receiver/ transmitter
        Bell speaking telephone receiver/ transmitter
        Jefferson Physical Laboratory, Harvard University
        Date: circa 1877
        Object number: 8006
        musical bells on a stand
        musical bells on a stand
        the Reverend John Prince
        Date: 1799
        Object number: 0090
        Ericsson receiver
        Ericsson receiver
        L. M. Ericsson
        Date: circa 1879
        Accessories: Ivory signaling rattle
        Object number: 8014c