Clockwork bell (one gong missing) B1961

Clockwork bell (one gong missing) B1961

Details

Category:
Domestic Appliances
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1981-420
type:
bell
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust

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