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  2. Electric bell - Wikipedia

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    An electric bell is a mechanical or electronic bell that functions by means of an electromagnet. When an electric current is applied, it produces a repetitive buzzing

  3. Franklin bells - Wikipedia

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    The system of operation of the Franklin clock considers that the electrostatic force generated by an electric field is used to move the pendulums that strike two metal bells. [8] [9] The Franklin bells uses a metal rod as a lightning rod to attract current. One bell is connected to the lightning rod and the other bell is connected to the ground.

  4. Electromagnet - Wikipedia

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    An electromagnet is a type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current. Electromagnets usually consist of wire (likely copper) wound into a coil. A current through the wire creates a magnetic field which is concentrated along the center of the coil. The magnetic field disappears when the current is turned off.

  5. Servant bell - Wikipedia

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    Staff call bells Button for electric bell to call the servants, George Stephen House in Montreal, Canada. The service bell of the queen of France, Marie-Antoinette.The bell, in the form of a hand bell, has small dimensions (height circa 12 cm) and adapted for the small hand of a woman.

  6. Western Electric hand telephone sets - Wikipedia

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    Western Electric 202 hand telephone set as refurbished in the late 1930s and 1940s with new handset style. The low-profile 684A subset (1931) is mounted on wall in background. When designating anti-sidetone apparatus, the Bell System practice was to add the value 100 to the apparatus code of the corresponding sidetone equipment. [34]

  7. Flight crew ‘astonished’ to see glowing objects ‘zig-zagging ...

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    A Florida-bound flight crew witnessed strange orbs glowing and darting around in the night sky while flying over the Bahamas at high altitude, according to a report.

  8. Joseph Henry - Wikipedia

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    He invented a precursor to the electric doorbell (specifically a bell that could be rung at a distance via an electric wire, 1831) [7] and electric relay (1835). [8] His work on the electromagnetic relay was the basis of the practical electrical telegraph, invented separately by Samuel F. B. Morse and Sir Charles Wheatstone.

  9. Dig yourself out of whatever winter throws your way with this ...

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    Many reviewers simply say that this electric snow shovel is a no-brainer over manual shoveling. "Finally got to use this and loved it!" wrote an enthusiastic 5-star reviewer.