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| Titles |
Streetcar bell |
|---|---|
| Description |
Brass bell worn on the harness of horses pulling streetcars for the Minneapolis Street Railway Company before 1891. It has a rectangular crown that allows it to be attached to a harness. |
| Quantity |
1 item |
| Format |
Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements |
3 inches height 3 inches diameter (bottom rim of bell) |
| Nomenclature |
bell (idiophone) |
| Materials |
brass (alloy) steel (alloy) |
| Creation |
Manufacturer: More Jones & Co. |
| Subjects |
Used by: Minneapolis Street Railway Company Used by: Streetcars and buses Used in: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States Transportation. Rail |
| Dates |
Creation: Not earlier than 1874 - Not later than 1891 (Manufacturing company was founded in 1874 and by 1891, all Twin City Rapid Transit Company lines were electrictrified.) |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| Identifiers |
2015.115.1 (Accession Number) |