[Bell Historians] Bell hangers' gimlet

[Carl Scott Zimmerman]

At 20:35 +0100 2009/08/07, John H Allen wrote:
>I have found this quote on the web. It seems that we are talking 
>about servant's call bells!
>
>Miniature augers -- gimlets, not illustrated above -- were used by 
>bell hangers (to allow for passage of strings for pulling bells),


Coincidentally, yesterday's mail brought the Fall 2009 schedule of 
Lectures & Tours by The Royal Oak Foundation, an American 
organization which exists to support the work of The National Trust 
in the UK.  The cover photo on this pamphlet is "Detail of the brass 
servants' bells at Erddig."  Not only are the brass bells 
spring-mounted in the usual fashion, but also there is a separate 
spring-mounted brass disk below each bell, just above the associated 
brass-and-black name plate, to provide a longer-vibrating visual 
indicator.  Obviously, excellent craftsmanship was not confined to 
the public areas of this great house.

Carl           
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