Name/Title
bell, handEntry/Object ID
AU2026.01Description
Hand bell. Brass bell with medium wooden turned handle and brass top. Internal bell structure has wire wrapped around it to prevent it from hitting against bell and making sound. Taken from Cockey's third floor educational use room. 12" h x 5 1/2" diameter.Context
Similar hand bells were commonly used in 19th and 20th century one room schoolhouses by teachers to announce the beginning of classes for the day, call students in, and more.