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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JewelryPicker, post: 9433333, member: 20513&quot;]the cord is long, about 10’4” long</p><p><br /></p><p>from what I was reading, the original non-electric version of the servant bell system involved a hanging pull that was connected to a copper wire that ran through walls along brass rockers and pivots to a bell on a spring located in the servant quarters or device areas in the house.&nbsp; When the pull was….pulled… in one room, the signal would ring the bell in another room to summon the help.&nbsp;&nbsp; The pull was often hidden behind curtains or decorated with ornately sewn fabrics to showcase the sewing skills of the lady of the house</p><p><br /></p><p>When the electric versions became available, the wires in the walls were abandoned and the pull evolved to a “push”.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Bakelite push has a button that closes an electrical circuit when pushed.&nbsp; The cord is actually 2 braided copper wires inside a fabric covering. Inside the box, the wires transmit the signal (once the circuit is closed) to the coil to ring the bell and illuminate the light.&nbsp; The length of the cord limited how far the bell could be located from the push, so many times it would be on the wall directly outside the door.&nbsp; The push would be strategically located as needed and the cord would either be run through a small through-hole in the wall or it would travel in the corner of the door jamb, much like an early low-voltage door bell.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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