Bell

Object Name:

Bell

Object ID:

1997.031

Date:

circa 1905

Description:

Bell from train car of the Uncanoonuc Incline Railway, Goffstown, NH, c. 1905. Brass and iron. Bell (brass) and clapper (iron, painted brass) attached to vertical mount (iron, painted brass). Ornamental mount has eight screw holes. Bell is attached to mount with two nuts. Clapper consists of a ball and arm, attached to the mount on a pivot. Another iron arm, with a hole for a pull-cord (not present), is also attached to the mount on a pivot. Pulling the cord down pushes the arm into the clapper arm, forcing the ball to strike the bell. No maker's marks present. Bell: 1.5" deep, 5.4" diam. Overall: 11.4" high, 5.4" wide, 4"deep.

Material:

Metal
Iron
Brass

Dimensions:

H-11.375 W-5.375 D-4 inches

Provenance:

Mr. and Mrs Bradley are bell collectors. Prior owners of this bell include Alfred and Fay Sawyer of Jaffery NH. From Uncanoonuc Incline Railroad (1905 -), Goffstown NH. Electric railway that ran from Shirley Station to the summit house on Uncanoonuc Mountain (The Uncanoonuc Mountain House.) The railway connected to the Manchester trolly system. When train cars reached the steep slope of the mountain, they were pulled up by cable to the hotel. The line to the base station opened in 1905 and the incline section began operating in 1907.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Bradley

Subjects:

Bells, Inclined railroads, Railroads, Railways