Servants' bell
Category
Historic Services / Communications
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Brass, iron and enamel
Place of origin
England
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Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 608512.1
Caption
The bell system was vital to keep the household running smoothly. Servants and family members were linked by this method of communication and there are still traces of the wires and bell pulls in the house today. One of the bells is marked mysteriously with a question mark.
Summary
Forty-four 19th century wall mounted brass servants' bells, hung on iron coils with white enamel room discs which swing when rung. (5 are without discs - June 2005).
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.