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Antique bell board or call indicator from around 1900, originally used in large houses to summon servants. The device has a wooden cabinet and a black glass panel with gold-framed windows behind which numbers appear to indicate the correct room. Such systems were often hung in the kitchen and originally operated electrically or via mechanical wires.

antiek bellenbord of oproepindicator uit circa 1900, oorspronkelijk gebruikt in grote huizen om bedienden te roepen.Het apparaat heeft een houten kast en een zwart glazen paneel met goudomrande vensters, waarachter cijfers verschijnen om de juiste kamer aan te duiden.Dergelijke systemen werden vaak in de keuken opgehangen en werkten oorspronkelijk elektrisch of via mechanische draden

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Call bell - France - servants' bell board

Wood - Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes  - Height: 8 cm

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Antique servants’ bell board from circa 1910–1920, made of wood with a black glass panel and gold-framed windows, in good used condition with minor signs of age, measuring 55 cm wide, 21.6 cm deep and 8 cm high, originating from France.

Call bell - France - servants' bell board

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Antique servants’ bell board from circa 1910–1920, made of wood with a black glass panel and gold-framed windows, in good used condition with minor signs of age, measuring 55 cm wide, 21.6 cm deep and 8 cm high, originating from France.

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