Signal bell
Funke & Huster's signal bell was used in the Ewald Colliery in Herten (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia) in the 1980s. Since 1990 it…
Farm Bell
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About the sound
Farm bells were used in the farm houses to call workers to eat from the nearby fields. The bells were also used to warn about fires and other emergencies.
The bell in the recording is from the 1890’s.
Photo, sound, video: Antti Makkonen
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