Bell

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Bell

Entry/Object ID

1965.39.5

Description

Brass bell with black wooden handle. The vasiform handle is turned and fit around a metal bolt with a decorative nut at the end.

Context

Used at the West Fairlee Hotel, which burned down in the mid-19th century.

Acquisition

Accession

1965.39

Source or Donor

Eastman, Elizabeth Smollet

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bell

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Sound Signaling

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Sound Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Sound Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-3/4 in

Material

Brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

West Fairlee Hotel

Related Places

Place

Town

Fairlee

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America