Propeller Indiana’s Hand Bell

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Object Details

Description

Found on the wreck of the propeller steamer Indiana, a bell as small as this one would have been too small to serve as a fog signal for any distance. It probably would have been used to signal crew watch changes, as a dinner bell, or possibly to signal someone on a nearby shore.

Credit Line

Gift of Michigan Department of State, Michigan History Division (through Bruce J. Andrews)

ID Number

1979.1030.15

catalog number

1979.1030.15

accession number

1979.1030

Object Name

bell

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

metal (overall material)

Measurements

average spatial: 24.37 cm x 12.96 cm; 9 5/8 in x 5 1/8 in

overall: 9 3/4 in x 5 1/4 in; 24.765 cm x 13.335 cm

Related Publication

National Museum of American History. On the Water exhibition website

Related Web Publication

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

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Transportation

On the Water exhibit

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Exhibition

On the Water

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source