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c. 1850

Bell Pull

Cornelius and Company, Philadelphia

1839 - 1856

Suspended from the upper cornice moldings of rooms, bell pulls were connected to complex bell-call systems that summoned domestic servants or slaves.

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Cornelius and Company, Philadelphia, Bell Pull, c. 1850 | Philadelphia Museum of Art