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Bell

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Collection Type

  • Musical instruments

Date

1875-1910

GUSN

GUSN-57796

Description

Black bell depicting a man standing, wearing a hat; mechanism to ring bell when chain pulled

Details

Descriptive Terms

bells (idiophones)
iron (metal)
wrought
Device, Sound Signaling
Bell
Iron
Wrought
Bell

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P291

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

23 1/2 x 8 x 9 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.4936

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