[Bell Historians] House or servants bells

[Anne Willis]

>From a letter heading dated May 1885 John Rowlatt (late Buswell) -
Furnishing and General Ironmonger, bell-hanger, gas fitter etc. of
Wellingborough Northants.
This may indicate that the making of servant bells was a cottage industry.
AAJB.


I have seen several adverts in west Wiltshire local papers for
'bell-hangers' which I assumed meant house bells and have wondered who
supplied the bells.
There was a sheep-bell maker at Great Cheverell at the beginning of the 20th
century.  I think the bells were crotals, but I suppose the maker could have
made house/servants bells as well.

Anne