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A bell pull is a woven
A bell pull is used in some forms of public transport, mostly buses, for passengers to signal to a driver to halt at a particular bus stop.
textile
Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is not t ...
, pull cord, handle, knob
Knob or KNOB may refer to:
Objects
* A round handle
** Doorknob
** Control knob, controls a device
** Brodie knob, on a steering wheel
* Tow ball or hitch ball
* Dorset knob, a biscuit
Landforms
* A rounded hill or mountain, particularl ...
, or other object that connects with a bell or bell wire, and which rings a service bell when pulled. Bell pulls may be used to summon workers in homes of people who employ butlers, housemaids, nannies or other domestic workers, and often have a tassel at the bottom. The bell pull is one element of a complex interior mechanical network which, in Victorian
Victorian or Victorians may refer to:
19th century
* Victorian era, British history during Queen Victoria's 19th-century reign
** Victorian architecture
** Victorian house
** Victorian decorative arts
** Victorian fashion
** Victorian literature ...
times, typically involved a range of bell pulls in different rooms, connected to a central bank of labelled bells in a room where servants would wait to be summoned.
Central bell panel
In the 19th century, some hotels also had a panel with a bell for each room, as part of a centralized bell system.Transport
A bell pull is used in some forms of public transport, mostly buses, for passengers to signal to a driver to halt at a particular bus stop.
See also
* Door bell * Door knockerReferences
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