Bell Plate
date: label: date made
content: 1900-1910
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This bell plate was made in the United States, around 1900 to 1910. It is made of metal with a metal hanger attached with rope. It was used for imitating locomotive or fire bells.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This bell plate was used by William T. Armstrong (1879-1965), orchestra leader and musician in vaudeville and silent film theaters. Armstrong grew up in South River, New Jersey and began playing drums at the age of 14. He continued his musical career through the mid-1910s, after which, Armstrong began work in banking and finance. This artifact is part of a collection of drums, sound effect instruments, and other percussion instruments used by Armstrong.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Percussion
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Pamela A. Carlin and Evelyn A. Mark in memory of William T. Armstrong
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0335.20
label: accession number
content: 1984.0335
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0335.20
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bell plate
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rope (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/8 in x 8 1/16 in x 9 in; .9525 cm x 20.47875 cm x 22.86 cm