Streetcar Bell

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Streetcar Bell

Entry/Object ID

1980.18.3

Description

Round metal streetcar bell. The bell is mounted on a central post to a square metal base that in turn was meant to be mounted on a vertical wall with bolt holes in each corner. There is a long pull chain with a wooden knob on the end attached to a lever at the top for ringing the bell.

Context

Used on the Waterbury/Stowe trolley

Acquisition

Accession

1980.18

Source or Donor

Dowers, Mary Louise

Acquisition Method

Gift

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

Bell

Diameter

8 in

Dimension Description

Base

Height

7-1/8 in

Width

7-1/8 in

Dimension Description

Chain

Length

20 in

Material

Iron

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Stowe

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Town

Waterbury

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America