Bell
INV2023.228
from the collection of
Title
Cast Iron Bell, Cataract No. 1 1873Creation Date
1873Dimensions
45.5 in H Item (Overall)
38 in Diameter
119.381 in Circumference
Measurement is of the bell and does not include the cart. The diameter and circumference measurements are approximate.
Description
Large silver-painted cast-iron bell for the Cataract Number 1 Station, dated 1873.The bell is painted silver. Painted in black on the front of the bell: "CATARACT No.1 1873".
The bell is screwed onto a silver-painted frame and is on special wheeled car with a white rope.
Hanging on the wall above the bell is a copy of a photograph of a fire station with a bell tower on top. The photograph is labeled: "CATARACT ENGINE NO. - 1873 2ND & BANK STREETS SOUTHEAST".